Wishbone Ash - Mystery Man (2009) by Wishbone Ash (보컬) on maniadb.com

It was a night, yeah, the kind of night
Left me pacing 'cross the floor.
It was a dream, like those other dreams,
So many times before.

I went back to the old town,
To the streets I used to roam,
And I looked into my daddy's eyes
And asked that fatal question, "why'd
You have to go? "

You had to go.


There was a time when life was good
And everything felt so right.
I don't know why, I never understood


Why you left us on that night.

I went back, to that day when you left us on our own -
Now I look into my baby's eyes
And I just know there is no way
I'd ever go.

I'll never go.


Take me to the mountainside,
Far away from here,
Where my eyes are open wide -
No one gets too near.

The eagle soars and echoes my name,
Cliff face, granite grain,
Black stone, shining gem -
Don't want to fall in no devil's den.
You're thrown a line, so you hold on tight.
So many wonders to be seen.
It don't come easy and you work to be free -
There is no guarantee.

You're on your own,
Trying your best not to fall.
You're on your own,
Trying to make sense of it all.

Golden path, land of dreams,
Enchanted kingdom
Not all it seems.
Royal realm, rules within.
A sacred journey, where to begin?
You could be home tending the fire,


You could nothing at all,
But if you want to reach for something higher
You gotta scale that wall.

You're on your own....


Jagged edge meets the sky,
Crystal vision flows on by.
As you reach for the stars,
Then you find who you really are.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Nothing ever stays the same.
You search your soul, as yet untamed,it can bring you pleasure or pain.

You're on your own....

Living in the shadow of darkness
And wondering why.
Knowing that there but for fortune
Go you and i.
Temptation has turned you
And twisted the knife.
The world that we bought into
Is no longer mine.

Love lost, you pay the cost of a lonely way -
This time you chose to go too far.

How does it feel to be on top of the world?
Looking around, you see the ground below.
How does it feel to be on top of the world?
Living a life that only you can know.



Say goodbye to the old days,
They're over and gone.
Facing up to the realization
That we've got to move on.
This love and attraction
Has taken it's toll.
Your lies and illusions
Left me out in the cold.

Love lost, you pay the cost of a lonely way -
This time you chose to go too far.

How does it feel...

Blue skies in my rear-view mirror,
Well, I've got you on my mind.
Road sign says I'm getting nearer,
And now it's just a matter of time.

Well, now I get to wonder,
Do you take me for a fool?
Do I have to take a number
And wait in line
Just to get to you?

You got the time, I got the money -


This ain't workin' at all.
It's no joke, and it ain't funny -
I think I'm losing control.

Like tumbleweed that's blowin' free
You change direction with the wind.
We both know that this may never be
Nothing more than someplace to begin.

Any fool must surely know
You plant a seed and it will grow,
But only if you tend it well.
It's as the wise men so do tell.
The end will justify the means
And all the riches of your dreams,
But don't be tempted on the way.
It's as the wise men so do say.



Like trees, children change
As they twist and turn.
You suffer alone for the peace that you yearn.
You can weep and moan, feel the need to run,
But you're leaving behind a loaded gun.

You never told me you'd be waiting,
You never told me you'd be there.
Nothing was said, but it was understood.
I never doubted that you'd care.

Another time, another memory,
Like the light from a burning star.
Another time you will come back to me
Like a messenger from afar.

Now the storm breaks without a warning,
With no time for us to prepare.
Now more than ever how I need you.
I never doubted you'd be there.



Oh, the prophecy
Of what it's gonna be
For you and me,
Oh, forgive me if I wander
From the path that we were on.

You never told me you'd be waiting,
You never told me you'd be there.
Now more than ever how I need you.
I never doubted you'd be there.

Times are changing, we'll soon be facing
A story yet unknown.
Don't deny it, we can't defy it.
It'll happen on it's own.
The past behind us, there to remind us
Of what could be again.
Fact or fiction, deep intuition
Of wondering how and when.
Once in a thousand years
The secrets of the past
Will change the way we see.

Across the ocean, the world's emotions


Are in and out of time.
The changing seasons, no rhyme or reason,
The choices, cruel or kind.
One day it's clear, then clouds appear
'cause nothing stays the same.
The thoughts that have conditioned you,
It's how you play the game.

But then the day will come around
We'll turn the world upside down.

The grey mist ushers in the day.
A beggar walks along the king's highway.
Where does he come from? who can tell?
They can't escape the gaze they know so well.

The dream came true in far off lands.
He always knew she'd understand.

The march of time her love did wane.


Another's crime played on the lady's pain,
And now the ring shines in her hand.
Who's the stranger with her wedding band?

With faith so true, robbed of his lands
He always knew she'd understand.

Go ahead and cry and weep and moan -
You know the blame is all your own.
You paid your money and you made a choice.
A world out there's waiting to be shown.
Stuck in conformity, something wrong with that.
Searching for sanity, I'm not falling in that trap.

The way you're going, you'll travel alone
'cause I'll never stay in the comfort zone.



You didn't roll the dice, you didn't take the shot,
You're all wrapped up in what you got.
You're crying about the way you feel
To the music of your spinning wheels.

Keep your distance, you'll never know how it feels.
I've been to places that took my mind away from me.
Your aiming questions opens the wound that just won't heal.
I'm just a man that uncle sam gave the dark side of the deal.
So much for the constitution and the home of the free,
Fighting for a nation that's brought me to my knees.
Wherever I go, people wanna know
Who's that mystery man?
I stand all alone, my name carved in stone.
I'm the mystery man.

Out in the jungle, I didn't know then what I know now.
Out in the jungle, I faced the danger next to me.
Deep in the trenches I could have died, it was understood.


I couldn't cry, too afraid to show the fear.

Wherever I go, people wanna know
Who's that mystery man?
I stand all alone, my name carved in stone.
I'm the mystery man.

Wherever I go, people wanna know
Who's that mystery man?
I'm living the pain and stuck with that name,
The mystery man.

There's a light in the distance burning faithfully.
Can't you show your resistance to the enemy?
Make your way under cover of night.
You brave bad weather and you hold on tight.
See the light in the distance burning faithfully.

Why don't you see it burn, it's plain as day.
When will you ever learn that it's better this way.
You point a finger and you turn your back -
There's no disguise for the faith you lack.
There's a light in the distance burning faithfully.



The pale blue yonder is calling me.
These days I wonder where you'll go
And what you'll be.

Wait out the storm, that's all that you can do.
Praying for dawn, let the bell ring true.

I've seen you in black and white
Like a silent movie,
But your colours came through tonight
You really threw me.
Wings of desire will carry us to where we want to be.
Wings of desire will keep us flying for eternity.

I'm riding on a wave of love too blue to lose me.
I just can't get enough
You really knew me.
Wings of desire will carry us to where we want to be.
Wings of desire will keep us flying for eternity.

How many times have I told you


Whenever you ask me why?
How many times can I hold you?
You always know when I try.

We connect without a single word
Like a book you read me.
One look, the message heard
With you it's easy.
I'm riding on a wave of love
And I see you in black and white,
But your colours came through tonight.

(Powell, Turner, Upton, Turner)
Screen Gems Publishing
I didn't know what day it was that day,
Felt just like falling down on my knees to pray.
Looked at myself, and all that I could say
Was,"I think I see the errors of my way".
There in the glass there was something caught my eye,
Although I try through my sighing not to cry.
See where I am, and what I try to say,


Just so I'll look at the errors of my way.
Guess I got no one around to pull me through.
I just need someone to turn to, yes, I do.
Doin' my best just to change my yesterday,
Then I won't have no more errors of my way.

I'm a master of disguise,
Mystery in your eyes,
Travelling the backroads of your country.
Well, you think you've got my number
And then again, you wonder
Will you ever get to find the real me.

Things are not always
As they first may seem
It's like living in a dream.

So you'd like me to reveal
All that I know and feel
At the risk of causing panic and destruction.
Well, there's a method to this madness.
I don't mean to cause you sadness
My course is strictly governed by instruction.

Things are not always
As they first may seem


It's like living in a dream.

I'm a master of disguise
Not about to compromise
My position in this scheme of worldly values.
Ah, they're calling out my name.
I've promised to remain
Ever faithful to the memory of what is true.

Things are not always
As they first may seem
It's like living in a dream.

Oh, I'm living in a dream,
I'm high, I'm high.
In the cold, cold night, I'm high.

Trust in me
I'll try to do
Everything tohelp you
that I can
Broken wings
can heal and mend again
Don't be afraid
to cry your tears out loud
Everybody needs
to have afriend
It's only love
that I can give
give to you
the only love I have
When I see
you're in misery
It makes me want
try and understand
Everybody needs a helping hand

It's only love
that I can give
I give to you
the only love I have
When I see
you're so unhappy
It makes me want to try
and understand
Everybody needs a
helping hand
If everything
should turn around
And it's me who feels so
down and out
You could be the kind of company
To share a load and know
how bad it feels
Everybody needs to have afriend

Why does love have to?
Where does it go to
Outta my door?
How much have you got?
Is it enough for me
Or will i want more?
Oh,oh, you tell me you just want some fun.
Oh, oh, i'm trapped between the fire and the man with the gun.
Time in a vacuum,
Waiting

Don't tell me baby
Cause I already know
Things could be better,
Not like this Broadway Show

Always a reason
There's no time to talk
I don't want you leaving
And I surely don't want you to walk

[Chorus]
Cause I never felt this way I feel before
Is this the blues? Almighty blues
I've never felt so lonely, since I lost my one and only

I can't go the distance
I can't close the door
Feel alone in a crowd
I can't take no more

[Chorus]

Don't need a reason
To be in your game
With a loser's luck
It's nothin' but a cryin' shame

[Chorus]

Reflecting back on the life that I once knew,
I'm pretty sure I could have changed a thing or two.
In our restless youth, we were wild and running fast,
And everyone I knew said “Boy, you'll never last.”

I saw an ad for a player in a band.
I took a train, guitar case in my hand.
Like a dream, sweet music in my ears.
Had a little luck on the course we were to steer.

Never found another reason,
you gave me something to believe in.
You came and you saved me.
Yes I got what I need in:
Faith, Hope and Love.
Faith, Hope and Love.

I settled down with my family, that is true.
I kept my faith in the music to guide me through.
And life can change, if you really want it to.
And you can change, too, just believe in what you do.

Never found another reason,
you gave me something to believe in.
You came and you saved me.
Yes I got what I need in:
Faith, Hope and Love.
Faith, Hope and Love

If I seem a bit crazy
It's because these thoughts they crowd my mind
Gets a little bit hazy
These events distort my sense of time
My heart's like a cave where the sun
The sun refuse to shine

Well, it's bleeding me dry
It's a little like an ancient remedy
Nowhere left to hide
Leeching all my energy
My thoughts turn to death
When I'm in your company

It used to be that our planets
Were so perfectly aligned in our time
If you could see that, now it's harder to bring back
All your dreams and all you've left way behind

there's been a subtle shift
In the population's hearts and minds
Is there something I missed'
Something kinda hard to define
Now we search for evidence
Of the stranger in our midst

It used to be that our planets
Were so perfectly aligned in our time