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Album: Crisis? What Crisis? Released: 1975 Total Time: 44:26 Roger Hodgson - Vocals, Guitars and Keyboards Bob C. Benberg - Drums and Percussion Dougie Thomson - Bass John Anthony Helliwell - Wind Instruments and Vocals Richard Davies - Vocals and Keyboards |
1 - Easy Does It
2 - Sister Moonshine
3 - Ain't Nobody But Me
4 - A Soapbox Opera
5 - Another Man's Woman
6 - Lady
7 - Poor Boy
8 - Just A Normal Day
9 - The Meaning
10 - Two Of Us
And if my thoughts had wings I'd be the bird that sings I'd fly where love isn't shy And everyone is willing to try And if we had the time And time's so hard to find I could believe what you say Start sending those shadows away And if you know who you are You are your own superstar And only you can shape the movie that you make So when the lights disappear And only the silence is near Watch yourself, easy does it, easy does it, easy while you wait And if you know who you are You are your own superstar And only you can shape the music that you make So when the crowds disappear And only the silence is here Watch yourself, easy does it, easy does it, easy while you wait
Oh, when I was a small boy Well, I could see the magic in a day Oh, but now I'm just a poor boy Well, maybe it's the price you have to pay If you lock your dreams away If no one wants to listen, what's the story? I wish I'd been a minstrel Just think of all the maidens I could call Oh, I wish I'd been a gypsy Then maybe I could read the crystal ball 'Cause surrounded by these walls Just makes me feel uneasy I said hey, Sister Moonshine Won't you send me a little sun I said hey, Sister Moonshine I'm a stranger to everyone So make us all laugh Make us all cry Make us all give Make us all try Give us a secret Show us a light Strike up the music Light up the sky Oh, if I was a lion Well, I could be the king of all the plains Oh, and if is was an eagle Well, maybe I could fly above the rain Oh, fly above the pain But I know I'm only foolin' I said hey, Sister Moonshine Won't you send me a little sun I said hey, Sister Moonshine I'm a stranger to everyone So make us all laugh Make us all cry Make us all give Make us all try Give us a secret Show us a light Strike up the music Light up the sky I said hey, Sister Moonshine I said hey, Sister Moonshine I said hey, Sister Moonshine I said hey, I said hey, Sister Moonshine
Let me tell you a story that'll make a change Let me tell you when I'm way out of range It's about a man who's cruel and mean So promise not to cause a scene And heaven help the ones you love There's no big need for stars above Well you can run, you know he'll find you It don't matter now, just look behind you You had your warning, you knew the score You got it wrong, and that means war So, why d'you have to treat me rough Your explanation's not enough Ain't nobody but me Gonna lie for you Gonna die for you Ain't no fish in the sea Gonna sigh for you Gonna try for you Gonna lie for you Gonna die for you You see, I've got a mental disposition Sometimes I'm mean, sometimes I'm vicious I'm Dr. Jekyll, I'm Mr. Hyde So if you want to stay alive Just give me all you've got to give And then perhaps I'll let you live Ain't nobody but me Gonna lie for you Gonna die for you Ain't no fish in the sea Gonna sigh for you Gonna try for you Gonna lie for you Gonna die for you Gonna sigh for you Gonna try for you Gonna lie for you Gonna die for you Hush - Now baby, stop your crying Oh Yes - I know that I've been lying Hush - Now baby, stop your crying Oh Yes - I know that I've been lying Won't you hush - Now baby, stop your crying Oh Yes - I know that I've been lying Won't you hush - Now baby, stop your crying Oh Yes - I know that I've been lying Won't you hush - Now baby, stop your crying Aaaaah
I hear, only what I want to hear But, I have to believe in something Have to believe in just one thing I said Father Washington, you're all mixed up Collecting sinners in an old tin cup Well, spare a listen for a restless fool There's something missing when I need your rules Well hey there, You tell me you're a holy man But, although I'm just a beginner I don't see you as a winner I said, Sister Robinson, you're all washed up Collecting teardrops in a paper cup If I could tell you what you need to know If I could help you to get on with the show Reverend Ebenezer, there's a storm in my head Makes me hear what you said, just was it true? So, what have I to do? Well, what has he to do? Oh, what is there to do? Oh, oh, oh, oh Mary, oh tell me what I'm living for 'Cause I feel like I'm tossed in the river Have you a son to deliver I said, Father Washington, you're all mixed up Collecting sinners in an old tin cup You tell the children what they need to know But will they listen when it's time to go Oh, Sister Robinson, you're all wound up Collecting teardrops in a paper cup Can someone tell me what I need to know Can someone help me to get on with the show
If there's no way of knowing where's the answer You should know if you need me by now Tell me how You saw me in the first place Who d'you think I am How can you be so two-faced And tell me where I stand Yeah, we've been here once before I see you by the door You said you knew an all night party Yeah, you know you just can't lose All you have to do is choose Let me in on where your heart is You ain't nothing but another man's woman Living on another man's land At night I hear a hound dog calling Calling me a cheating man I'll tell you something, I need good loving But you don't understand At night I see your cannonball coming To blow me to the promised land If there's no way of showing where your love lies Is it me? Is it him? Or no-one? What will be done? About the mess you made me Oh don't you give a damn You're gonna drive me crazy It's more than I can stand 'Round and 'round we always go First it's yes and then it's no Oh whatever keeps me staying? I'm so helpless, can't you see? Did you cast a spell on me Say you love me please, I'm praying You ain't nothing but another man's woman Living on another man's land At night I hear a hound dog calling Calling me a cheating man I'll tell you something, I need good loving But you don't understand At night I see your cannonball coming To blow me to the promised land
Lady, you come across the water Well don't you think you ought to Be waiting a while Are you acting On what your heart has told you Is nothing gonna hold you From flying away, a-ha Flying away a-ha Flying away 'Cause there's nowhere to go Though the road is out stretching before you And the farther you go I said, Ain't nothing gonna get you to heaven I said, Ain't nothing gonna get you to heaven And you know just who you are And you know that there's something between us And you like what you feel But I can tell that you're not gonna turn back Well I can tell that you're not gonna turn back And don't you know I'm a little bit sad Oh-no Ooh-la-la-la-la Ooh-la-la-la-la Ooh-la-la-la-la Ooh-la-la-la-la Aaah Aaah Aaah Mister, you better get a move on You better get a fix on Mmm, you better walk straight I said Lady, oh take me if you want me Oh take me as you find me Oh, I'm needing your love so bad I'm needing your love so bad I'm needing your love And there's nowhere to go though the road is out stretching before you and the farther you go I said, Ain't nothing gonna get you to heaven I said, Ain't nothing gonna get you to heaven And you know just who you are And you know that there's something between us And you like what you feel But I can tell that you're not gonna turn back Well I can tell that you're not gonna turn back And don't you know I'm a little bit sad Just a little bit sad Just a little bit sad Just a little bit sad Just a little bit sad Just a little bit Just a little bit Ooh-la-la-la-la Ooh-la-la-la-la Ooh-la-la-la-la Ooh-la-la-la-la Aaah Aaah Aaah
Can you believe me when I say, there's nothing I like better Than just to sit here and talk with you Although I'll rant and I'll rave about one thing and another The beauty of it is so pure to me Though I'm a poor boy I can still be happy As long as I can feel free So many people I know, are getting old way too early - Well are you feelin' kind of weary Just to impress you with the money they make - You'd better, you'd better change your theory One drop of rain, they complain And it's the same about the wages they're earning Well, that is not the way I'm gonna be Don't mind the rain, don't mind snow Don't mind nothing, If I know You will be right here with me We're gonna state our only point of view How can we all afford to live like you? This simple life is simply not enough We have appearances we must keep up Poor Boy, If that's the way it's gotta be Poor Boy, It's you for you and me for me Poor Boy I've tried all I can, understanding all the fools and all their money When half of what they've got you know they never will use Enough to get by suits me fine, I don't care if they think I'm funny I'm never gonna change my point of view Don't mind the rain, don't mind snow Don't mind nothing, if I know You will be right here with me All the way Nah-nah-nah Don't mind the rain, don't mind snow Don't mind nothing, if I know You will be right here with me
RD: Woke up cryin' with the break of dawn
I looked out at the sky
The air was still, yet all the leaves were falling
Can you tell me why?
RH: Well, I just don't know the reason
I don't know what to say
It just seems a normal day
And I've got to live my own life
I just can't spare the time
'Cause you've got strange things on your mind
RD: Well, I just feel that every minute's wasted
My life is unreal
And anyway, I guess I'm just not rated
At least why... that's how I feel
RH: Well, I just don't know the reason
I don't know what to say
It just seems a normal day
And I've got to live my own life
I just can't spare the time
You've got strange things on your mind
RD: Eat a lot, sleep a lot
Passing the time of day
Maybe I'll find my way
Who am I kidding?
Yes, it's just myself
Why are we here? Just look at the comfort that you call your home Just kidding yourself that you're never alone Well, maybe there's something There's one thing you shouldn't have said So, you better beware And you better get And you better get light in your head And you better get And you better get peace in your bed If you wanna get If you wanna get high You're watching the movie go blistering by Just look at the sadness, I wish I could die Well, maybe there's something There's one thing that I should have said Well, it better be said Is the reckoning Is the reckoning holding your heart? It's beginning to It's beginning to squeeze you apart Don't you wanna get Don't you wanna get high You're holding the world in the palm of your hand What you're tellin' your children you don't understand If you know what the meaning is If you know what the meaning is If you know what the meaning is If you know what the meaning is If you know what the meaning is If you know what the meaning is If you know what the meaning is Meaning is Meaning is Meaning is Oh, you better beware And you better get And you better get light in your head And you better get So you better get peace in your bed If you wanna get If you wanna get high Just look at the madness that glows in your eyes Frightened the children will steal your disguise If you know what the meaning is If you know what the meaning is If you know what the meaning is If you know what the meaning is If you know what the meaning is If you know what the meaning is If you know what the meaning is If you know what the meaning is If you know what the answer is If you know what the answer is If you know what the answer is If you know what the answer is If you know what the meaning is If you know what the meaning is If you know what the meaning is If you know what the meaning is
Look at me I'm a speck of sand And I'm building dreams in a stranger's land Tell me why do I care Tell me why do I care Every time that I'm feeling down Oh they pick me up and they spin me round Tell me where do we go Tell me where do we go from here What are we gonna find out (find out) What are we gonna find out (find out) In the wilderness, that this loneliness brings Just as long as there's two of us Just as long as there's two of us I'll carry on Won't you hold me When is man gonna find out (find out) When are we gonna find out (find out) What the universe is just waiting to hear Just as long as there's two of us Just as long as there's two of us Just as long as there's two of us We'll carry on
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