Тексты песен «Al Stewart»

Nothing that's forced can ever be right. If it doesn't come naturally, leave it. That's what she said as she turned out the light, And we bent our backs as slaves of the night. She lowered her guard ... showed me...

Maid, truly I see now it must be a long way down And with love's bud shorn Now must all dalliance hither crumble and wither [1] Oh strange, methought it strange Thou couldst deprive me of my crown [2] And my...

What if you reached the age of reason Only to find there was no reprieve? Would you still be a man for all seasons Or would you just have to leave? We measure our days out in steps of uncertainty Not turning to...

Said the apple to the orange I wanted you to come Close to me and kiss me to the core Then you might know me Like no other orange Has ever done...

Linda was killed last Saturday 'bout fifteen blocks from where she lives in a car crash, people gathered around the gravesite, friends and relatives, dressed in black. Preacher mumblin' how she's bound to go to...

Al Stewart - Age of Rhythm Today I feel like Dorothy Parker Today I've got the critical eye I paint my world just a little bit darker Don't even have to try Everyone seems a little bit desperate Oh so witty, but over...

Lucy worked at a different club every day And though she put her mind to it, her heart was never in it She stayed around just long enough to get paid She won't pass the time with you, she can't stay a minute And...

Al Stewart - Always the Cause Bad news over the great divide Comes in from every side Still hope won't be denied There was always the Cause There was always the Cause Oh La Pasionara sang This day, no pasaran! It echoed...

Every evening you come Around here In your cloak of lies Half-believing I sit and listen As you offer up the prize Pick up your smile Just go faithless friend There is no pleasure Waiting here for you Pick up...

One day you fell Down from the sky You oversaw things Forgot how to fly You're an angry bird Walking in circles all alone Angry bird Now you don't belong You stagger round Don't like the air Don't like the...

Anna turns out the light Sits down alone The echo of his foot on the stair Turning to stone No, he didn't take very much Just your flesh from the bone It's gonna be hard for a while Trying to get by on your...

Al Stewart - Anniversary This is the day you disappeared Your hand was steady and I know that your mind was clear You left a note up on the shelf Saying "I would rather be anyone but myself" You took a simple...

Long before I ever saw The frost upon your face I was haunted by your beauty And it drew me to this place I felt the chill of mystery With one foot on your shore And then and there resolved to go Where no man had...

When we came to the station, all the trains were rusty The doors were open and the windows broken in There was grass in all the cracks and the air hung musty The travel posters were flappin' in the wind So, we...

You've got a bad reputation All over the street There's some indication You've been indiscreet Oh I know you can turn on the charm When you feel so inclined Whatever I do I can't get you out of my mind It's a...

Al Stewart - Beacon Street When your little world has fallen apart You'll be living on Beacon Street In a flat above a laundry It's warm and forgiving on Beacon Street Hundreds of paperback novels adorning your shelves...

The subway station's closed again Sleeps beneath its veil of rain My footprints broken trail behind Steals the night lights from my mind The dark deserted streets then clear Today has lived and died in here So I...

Al Stewart - Belsize Blues Well the roof started leaking, and the stairs were squeaking There was water running down the walls So we took down the carpet, scrubbed down the parquet And the drains overflowed in the hall...

Al Stewart - Black Hill Hey, won't you come look at the sunrise Peeping up into the blue skies Washing away the morning chill That hangs like a cloak over Black...

Al Stewart - Blow Your Mansion Down There's a sign in the distance In the hollywood hills And it's calling the faithful to come And you know that they will See the pied piper standing up in the limousine shine Saying...