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1. |
| 4:00 | ||||
The young man rose his pretty face,
All for to feel the salty spray. When storms are mustering, they say I'll come and take you all away. I am a traveller by trade, I only have what I have made. A fortune teller too they say, And I can take you all away. Chorus: Listen Listen to him do. He is the one who is for you. Listen, they say He'll come and take us all away. And over there the young man stayed, Upon on the rocks so rough and grey. Watching the boy, watching the day Thinking of how he came to be. A young man he, he is so real, And never more to go astray. He is of value now they say, And he can take himself away. (Chorus) |
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2. |
| 4:02 | ||||
The lady she had a silver tongue. For to sing she said, And maybe that's all. Wait for the dawn and we will have that song. When it ends it will seem That we hear silence fall. The lady she had a golden heart, For to love, she said And she did not lie. Wait for the dawn and we'll watch for the sun. As we turn it will seem To arise in the sky. We heard that song while watching the skies, Oh the sound it rang So clear through the cold. Then silence fell and the sun did arise On a beautiful morning of silver and gold. |
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3. |
| 3:37 | ||||
There you may stand in your splendour and jewels Swaying me in both directions. One is the right one, the other for fools, How do I make my selection? The city lies silent in the warm morning light, The sand is as golden as saffron. Oasis of love, sweet water of life, God bless the poor ones who have none though they have tried. Someone is drowning down there in the flood But this river will dry by tomorrow. Is it ocean or stream, this love in my blood, Bringer of joy or of sorrow? The end of the journey must soon be in sight, Birth is the start of the swansong. Oasis of love, sweet water of life, God bless the poor ones who want some but are denied. No one is given the map to their dreams, All we can do is to trace it. See where we go to, Know where we've been, Build up the courage to face it While we fumble in the darkness where once there was light Roaming the land of the ancients. Oasis of love, sweet water of life, God bless the poor ones whose patience never died. While we stumble in blindness where once there was sight Searching for trees in the forest. Oasis of love, sweet water of life, God bless the poor ones, so helpless they have cried. God bless the poor ones who have none though they have tried. God bless the poor ones who want some but are denied. God bless the poor ones whose patience never died. God bless the poor ones on that one way donkey ride. |
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4. |
| 5:13 | ||||
Oh it's like a storm at sea And everything is lost, And the fretful sailors calling out their woes, As to the waves they're tossed. Oh they are all gentlemen, And never will they know If there is a reason each of them must go, To join the cruel flow. And it'll take a long, long time. It'll take a long, long time. It'll take a long, long time. Oh it'll take such a long, long time. There is no need for rules, There's no-one to score the game And there is nobody living in this town As even knows its name. Oh it'll take such a long, long time. It'll take a long, long time. It'll take a long, long time. A long, long time. |
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5. |
| 2:42 | ||||
6. |
| 7:12 | ||||
7. |
| 3:19 | ||||
Annie wanders on the land. She loves the freedom of the air. She finds a friend in ev'ry place she goes. There's always a face she knows. I wish that I was there. She says, "I'm leaving here tomorrow To find a new town far away." She says, "Won't you come too? You need a break. You love to wake up somewhere new And find another day." But I live in the city And imagine country scenes. For among the rich, Within four walls and out of reach, I live behind the screen. She smiles as one who loves to smile, To show that she is free. But is she thinking now it's time To wander back again, To see her friends and me? We all live in the city And imagine country scenes, For among the rich, Within four walls and out of reach, We live behind a screen. |
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8. |
| 4:34 | ||||
The wine it was drunk, the ship it was sunk, The shot it was dead, all the sorrows were drowned. The birds they were clouds, the brides and the shrouds And as we drew south the mist it came down. The wooded ravine to the wandering stream, The serpent he moved, but no-one would say. The depths of the waters, the bridge which distraught us And brought to me thoughts of the ill-fated day. The temples were filled with the strangest of creatures One played it by ear on the banks of the sea. That one was found but the others they went under. Oh the tears which are shed, they won't come from me. The methods of madness, the pathos and the sadness, God help you all, the insane and wise. The black and the white, the darkness of the night, I see only smoke from the chimneys arise. The pilot he flew all across the sky and woke me. He flew solo on the mercury sea. The dream it came back, all about the tall brown people, The sacred young herd on the phosphorus sand. |
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9. |
| 4:25 | ||||
Good morning, good afternoon, And what have you got to say? Well i'm waiting, but i can't stay long, It's such a lovely day. There's a time to be talking And a time when it's no use. Right now i think the things you say Are liable to confuse. I've just gone solo. Do you play solo? Ain't life a solo? What a wonderful way to live, She's travelling all over the world. Why, the fame and all the golden Opportunities unfurled. No time for the gent with the mulliner bentley And heaven knows what else. Why, he wouldn't even stand a chance With all his oil-wells. She just went solo. Do you play solo? Ain't life a solo? I've always lived in a mansion On the other side of the moon. I've always kept a unicorn And i never sing out of tune. I could tell you that the grass is really greener On the other side of the hill, But i can't communicate with you And i guess i never will. We've all gone solo. We all play solo. Ain't life a solo? |
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10. |
| 5:31 | ||||
Do I ever wonder? You don't know. You'll never follow, and I'll never show. D'you see the water and watch it flow And float an empty shell, And you think that I'm hiding from the island. You've a fault in your senses. Can you feel it now? Time? What is that? I've no time to care. I've lived for a long while nearly everywhere. You will be taken, everyone, you ladies and you gentlemen. Fall and listen with your ears upon the paving stone. Is that what you hear? The coming of the sea? Sea flows under your doors in London town. And all your defences are all broken down. You laugh at me on funny days, but mine's the slight of hand. Don't you know I am a joker, a deceiver? And I'm waiting for the land. |
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11. |
| 8:01 | ||||
12. |
| 4:22 | ||||
Then came the question and it was about time. The answer came back and it was long. The house it was built by some man in a rhyme, But whatever came of his talented son? Who wrote me a dialogue set to a tune? Always you told me of being alone, Except for the stories about God and you, And do you still live there in Buffalo? They put up the walls with no more to say, Nobody stopped to ask why it was done. The stream was too far and the rain was too high, So into the city the river did run. Because of the architect the buildings fell down, Smothered or drowned all the seeds which were sown. I wish I were somewhere, but not in this town. Maybe the ocean next time around. I seem to remember the face and the name, But if it's not you I won't care. I know of changes, but nothing would change you To Theo the sailor who sings in his lair. And then I'll turn and he won't be there, Dusky black windows to light the dark stair, Candles all gnarled in the musty air All without flames for many's the year. |
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13. |
| 3:42 | ||||
It seems like a lifetime since I saw you Lover lover Ive been away too long When I see lovers holdings hands and sighing I hang my head for shame of doing wrong Bus wheels spinning, song birds singing break my heart Take me back to old remembered days Remind me of the times we spent together Times before we went our separate ways I wish I was a fool for you I wish I was a fool for you I wish I was a fool for you again Im sorry for the things Ive said, the things Ive done Im sorry for the restless thief Ive been Please dont make me pay for my deceiving heart Just turn up your lamp and let me in I wish I was a fool for you I wish I was a fool for you ... I wish I was a fool for you again |
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14. |
| 2:51 | ||||
15. |
| 4:49 | ||||
You make me nervous when I see you. I can't imagine what it's like to be you. It's a mystery to me every day, And I've got to get away. I put a bet on with a bookie For the race they put on over in Kentucky. It's lovely at this time of year, so they say, And I've got to get away. Chorus I'm a dreamer, and you know I'm a schemer with an eye for a show. It's my imagination when I get low, And the truth is I don't think I'll ever go. When the music's playing, that's when it changes, And no longer do we seen like total strangers. It's all those words which always get in the way Of what you want to say. When I wake up in the morning I think it only fair to give you warning I probably won't go away, I'll more than likely stay. (Chorus) |
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16. |
| 5:10 | ||||
Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving But how can they know it's time for them to go? Before the winter fire, I will still be dreaming I have no thought of time For who knows where the time goes? Who knows where the time goes? Sad, deserted shore, your fickle friends are leaving Ah, but then you know it's time for them to go But I will still be here, I have no thought of leaving I do not count the time For who knows where the time goes? Who knows where the time goes? And I am not alone while my love is near me I know it will be so until it's time to go So come the storms of winter and then the birds in spring again I have no fear of time For who knows how my love grows? And who knows where the time goes? |