Keep Yourself Alive
I was told a million times
Of all the troubles in my way
How I had to keep on
trying
Little better ev'ry day
But if I crossed a million rivers
And I rode a million miles
Then I'd still be
where I started
Bread and butter for a smile
Well I sold a million mirrors
In a shop in Alley Way
But I never
saw my face
In any window any day
Well they say your folks are telling you
To be a super star
But I tell you just
be satisfied
To stay right where you are
Keep yourself alive keep yourself alive
It'll take you all your time
and a money
Honey you'll survive
Well I've loved a million women
In a belladonic haze
And I ate a million
dinners
Brought to me on silver trays
Give me ev'rything I need
To feed my body and my soul
And I'll grow a little
bigger
Maybe that can be my goal
I was told a million times
Of all the people in my way
How I had to keep on trying
And
get better ev'ry day
But if I crossed a million rivers
And I rode a million miles
Then I'd still be where I started
Still
be where I started
Keep yourself alive keep yourself alive
It'll take you all your time and money honey
You'll
survive
Keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive
It'll take you all your time and money
To keep me satisfied
Do
you think you're better ev'ry day
No I just think I'm two steps nearer to my grave
Keep yourself alive
Keep yourself
alive mm
You take your time and take your money
Keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive
All
you people keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive
It'll take you all your time and a money
To
keep me satisfied
Keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive
All you people keep yourself alive
Take you all your
time and money honey
You will survive
Keep you satisfied
Doing All Right
Yesterday my life was in ruin
Now today I know what I'm doing
Got a feeling I should
be doing all right
Doing all right
Where will I be this time tomorrow?
Chasing joy or drinking in sorrow
Anyway
I should be doing all right
Doing all right
Simply waiting for the sun
Lookin' 'round to find the words to say
Simply
waiting for the skies to clear
There ain't time in all the world
Should be waiting for the sun
And anyway I got to hide away
Yesterday my life was in ruin
Now
today God knows what I'm doing
Anyway I should be doing all right
Doing all right
Great King Rat
Great King Rat died today
Born on the twenty first of May
Died syphillis forty four
on his birthday
Every second word he swore
Yes he was the son of a whore
Always wanted by the law
Wouldn't
you like to know?
Wouldn't you like to know people?
Great King Rat was a dirty old man
And a dirty old man was he
Now
what did I tell you
Would you like to see?
Where will I be tomorrow?
Will I beg or will I borrow?
I don't
care I don't care anyway
Come on come on the time is right
I told you ah yes I told you
And that's no lie oh no no
no
Wouldn't you like to know?
Wouldn't you like to know?
Wouldn't you like to know?
Great King Rat was a dirty
old man
And a dirty old man was he
Now what did I tell you?
Would you like to see?
Wouldn't you like to know?
Wouldn't
you like to know people?
Great King Rat was a dirty old man
And a dirty old man was he
Now what did I tell you?
Would
you like to see?
Now listen all you people
Put out the good and keep the bad
Don't believe all you read in the
Bible
You sinners get in line
Saints you leave far behind
Very soon you're gonna be h
Don't listen to what mama
says
Not a word not a word mama says
Or else you'll find yourself being the rival
The great Lord before He died
Knelt
sinners by his side
And said you're gonna realise tomorrow
No I'm not gonna tell you
What you already know
'Cause
time and time again
The old man said it all a long time ago
Come come on the time is right
This evil man will fight
I
told you once before
Wouldn't you like to know?
Wouldn't you like to know?
Just like I said before
Great King
Rat was a dirty old man
And a dirty old man was he
The last time I tell you?
Would you like to see?
My Fairy King
In the land where horses born with eagle wings
And honey bees have lost their stings
There's
singing forever (ooh yeah)
Lion's den with fallow deer
And rivers made from wine so clear
Flow on and on forever
Dragons
fly like sparrows thru' the air
And baby lambs where Samson dares
To go on on on on on on...
My fairy king
(can see things He rules the air and turns the tides)
That are not there for you and me
Ohh yeah (He guides
the winds)
(My fairy king) can do right and nothing wrong
Then came man to savage in the night
To run like thieves and to kill
like knives
To take away the power from the magic hand
To bring about the ruin to the promised land
They turn
the milk into sour
Like the blue in the blood of my veins
(Why can't you see it?)
Fire burnin' in hell with the cry
of screaming pain
(Son of heaven set me free and let me go..)
Sea turn dry no salt from sand
Teeth don't shine like
pearls for the poor man's eyes
Someone someone has drained the colour from my wings
Broken my fairy circle ring
And
shamed the king in all his pride
Changed the winds and wronged the tides
Mother mercury mercury
Look what t I cannot
run I cannot hide
Liar
I have sinned dear Father Father I have sinned
Try and help me Father
Won't you let
me in? - Liar
Nobody believes me - Liar
Why don't they leave me (alone)?
Sire I have stolen, stolen many times
Raised
my voice in anger
When I know I never should
Liar - oh ev'rybody deceives me
Liar - why don't you leave me alone?
Liar
- I have sailed the seas
Liar - from Mars to Mercury
Liar - I have drunk the wine
Liar - time after
time
Liar - you're lying to me
Liar - you're lying to me
Father please forgive me
You know you'll never leave
me
Please will you direct me in the right way
Liar liar liar liar
Liar - that's what they keep calling me
Liar
liar liar
Listen are you gonna listen?
Mama I'm gonna be your slave - All day long
Mama I'm gonna try behave
- All day long
Mama gonna be your slave - All day long
I'm gonna serve you till your dying day - All day long
I'm
gonna keep you till you dying day - All day long
I'm gonna kneel down by your side and pray
All day long and pray
All
day long and pray
All day long all day long all day long
All day long all day long all day long
All day long all
day long all day long
Liar liar - they never let you win
Liar liar - everything you do is sin
Liar, nobody believes
you
Liar, they bring you down before you begin
Now let me tell you this
Now you know you could be dead before they
let you...
The Night Comes Down
When I was young it came to me
And I could see the sun breakin'
Lucy
was high and so was I dazzling
Holding the world inside
Once I believed in everyone
Everyone and anyone can see
Oh
oh the night comes down
And I get afraid of losing my way
Oh oh the night comes down
Oooh and it's dark again
Once
I could laugh with everyone
Once I could see the good to me
The black & the white distinctively colouring
Holding the world inside
Now
all the world is grey to me
Nobody can see
(You gotta believe it)
Oh oh the night comes down
And I get afraid
of losing my way
Oh oh the night comes down
Oooh and it's dark again
And it's dark again
And it's dark again
Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll
Had
to make do with a worn out rock and roll scene
The old bop is gettin' tired needs a rest well you know what I mean
Fifty
eight that was great but it's over now and that's all
Somethin' harder's coming up gonna really knock a hole in the wall
Gonna
hit ya grab you hard make you feel ten feet tall
Well I hope this baby's gonna come along soon
You don't know it
could happen any ol' rainy afternoon
With the temperature down and the juke box blowin' no fuse
And my musical life's
feelin like a long Sunday School cruise
And you know there's one thing every single body could use
Yeah listen to me
baby let me tell you what it's all about
Modern times - rock and roll
Modern times - rock and roll
Get you high
heeled guitar boots and some groovy clothes
Get a hair piece on your chest and a ring through your nose
Find a nice
little man who says he's gonna make you a real big star
Stars in your eyes and ants in your pants think you should go far
Everybody
in this bum sucking world gonna know just who you are
Look out!
Modern times - rock and roll!
Son And Daughter
Tried to be a son and daughter rolled into one
You said you'd equal any man for
having your fun
Now didn't you feel surprise to find
The cap just didn't fit?
The world expects a man
To buckle
down and to shovel shit
What'll you do for loving
When it's only just begun?
I want you to be a woman
Tried
to be a teacher and a fisher of men
An equal people preacher
Will you lead us all the same?
Well I travelled around the world and
find
A brand new word for day
Watching the time mustn't linger behind
Pardon
me I have to get away
What'll you think of heaven
If it's back from where you came?
I want you to be a woman
Jesus
And then I saw Him in the crowd
A lot of people had gathered round Him
The beggers
shouted and the lepers called Him
The old man said nothing
He just stared about Him
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down to see the Lord
Jesus
All going down
Then came a man before His feet he fell
'Unclean' said the leper and rang his bell
Felt
the palm of a hand touch his head
'Go now go now you're a new man instead'
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All
going down
It all began with the three wise men
Followed a star took them to Bethelehem
And made it heard throughout
the land
Born was the leader of man
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All
going down
It all began with the three wise men
Followed a star took them to Bethelehem
And made it heard throughout
the land
Born was the leader of man
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All
going down
Seven Seas Of Rhye
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