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Side (Greek: Σίδη Side, Turkish: Side) was an ancient Greek city in Anatolia, in the region of Pamphylia, in what is now Antalya province, on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. It is now a resort town and one of the best-known classical sites in Turkey, near Manavgat and the village of Selimiye, 75 km from Antalya) in the province of Antalya.
It is located on the eastern part of the Pamphylian coast, which lies about 20 km east of the mouth of the Eurymedon River. Today, as in antiquity, the ancient city is situated on a small north-south peninsula about 1 km long and 400 m across.
Strabo and Arrian both record that Side was founded by Greek settlers from Cyme in Aeolis, a region of western Anatolia. This most likely occurred in the 7th century BC. Possessing a good harbour for small-craft boats, Side's natural geography made it one of the most important places in Pamphylia and one of the most important trade centres in the region. According to Arrian, when settlers from Cyme came to Side, they could not understand the dialect. After a short while, the influence of this indigenous tongue was so great that the newcomers forgot their native Greek and started using the language of Side. Excavations have revealed several inscriptions written in this language. The inscriptions, dating from the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, remain undeciphered, but testify that the local language was still in use several centuries after colonisation. Another object found in the excavations at Side, a basalt column base from the 7th century BC and attributable to the Neo-Hittites, provides further evidence of the site's early history. The name Side is Anatolian in origin and means pomegranate.
Cried so loud the song today
The devil knows I couldn't get far
Went to the beach but I couldn't find the path
Tried to catch a train but it wasn't where I went
Wanted to catch a plane but it wasn't where I flew
All the time I flew [Incomprehensible] tryin' to get back to you
I love your way
I love your way
Wished I had the heart to presume
Or take it out-side
Take it out-side just to catch a little rain
Catch a little rain just to pour a little ride
(I'm a-dreaming, I'm a-dreaming, I'm a-dreaming, I'm a-dreaming)
I love your way
(I'm a-dreaming, I'm a-dreaming, I'm a-dreaming, I'm a-dreaming of you)
I love your way
And it seems so very simple
That I don't think that I can tell you
And the knocking on my cranium
Reminds me of a travel drum
Makes it sound a simple feeling
Can we go around a-dreaming
(I'm a-dreaming, I'm a-dreaming, I'm a-dreaming, I'm a-dreaming)
I love your way
(I'm a-dreaming, I'm a-dreaming, I'm a-dreaming, I'm a-dreaming)
I love your way
(I'm a-dreaming, I'm a-dreaming, I'm a-dreaming, I'm a-dreaming)
I love your way
(I'm a-dreaming, I'm a-dreaming, I'm a-dreaming, I'm a-dreaming)
I love your way
I love your way