Тексты песен «Strawbs»

Half a bitter for the vicar He's here to save your soul He's looking fat and jovial Though he's nearly on the dole Anne Riley cooks his dinner She keeps him washed and fed She doesn't need much prompting To jump into...

My ashtray's flowing over, And the 'phone's left off the hook. I've been staring for three hours At the first page of a book. Day and night I keep the curtains drawn, And curse the very day that I was born, And get to...

There's a place that I know There's a place I want to be There's a girl that I love She is waiting there for me There's a time that we share When the sun is going down With the world to ourselves When there's no-one...

Feeling like I do There's not a lot of words to say I only know I love you Trying as I do To put it all another way It still comes out I love you. I feel your loving coming on I feel your loving coming on And I can...

It takes a little sunshine It takes a little rain It takes a little laughter It takes a little pain But I can take the heartaches I only want my love to grow in you. It takes a little kindness It takes a little tears...

I wandered far onto the lonely moors Sparse coarse tufts of grass reached out to trip me And above my head the leaden clouds hung low As I turned my face into the rain. I huddled close against a tumbling wall Wrapped...

Short is the time Though eternity long Life is but part of the journey While you've the faith to carry on I'll carry on beside you. Steep is the path But your feet have wings Sharing the weight of your burden While...

Just paint a picture of the world In gentle pastel shades Indistinct and somehow blurred Like childhood escapades The painting box is rather dear But the paints themselves are cheap Leave your pack at the side of the...

At the gate you will wait And hesitate and you will lose I've got my life to live You must take what you make From the fake without a name I've nothing more to give. But if pleasure means money, then take it all I'll...

The old house stands deserted Crumbling and decaying Its broken windows watching As a young child wanders In amongst the roses Overgrown and falling The garden once was cared for Life is like the garden. The roses...

Half light appears Shading in the weary days Darkness draws near Spreading chills in endless ways Death holds no fear For those who see clear Is it today Lord That I'll reach you. Old minds gain will Strengthened by...

Joey and me were out on the freeway Leaving the city race Out of the hustle, into the country Searching for open space Shoulder to should, mile for mile But neither of us knew where Sleeping at night out under the stars...

The years have left their mark And time must be to blame To me you're still the same Josephine, for better or for worse. I thought that I would stay Always young and free But now you're part of me Josephine, for better...

I can see you through my window With the world you just go passing by I can hear you in my garden Waiting for my flowers all to die Nothing in here is real Nothing in here is real No matter how I try I can't get you out...

When that ray of sunshine's overdue You've got to keep on trying When the thunder rolls though the storm is through You've got to keep on trying Lightning never strikes the same place I've taken many chances in the...

A child denied all love can't weep But bravely bears her life alone So Fuschia as you try to sleep You dream of friends you've never known. In troubled years when no-one cared You searched for comfort everywhere For...

A child denied all love can't weep But bravely bears her life alone So Fuschia as you try to sleep You dream of friends you've never known. In troubled years when no-one cared You searched for comfort everywhere For...

Watch my hand See it shakes Trembling as my life blood bleeds Comfortless Superfakes Offering their empty creeds That have faith or substance That change to suit the doubter To satisfy his needs. Rid me of your...

By still waters I lay down with the lambs In pastures green I made peace with my soul And I cared not for the night While my guiding star shone bright By still waters I lay down I lay down. Lay down, I lay me down Lay...

The sharper is the berry The sweeter is the wine The longer we are parted The sooner you are mine You are mine. Lovely lemon lady You make me feel so shy But lovely lemon lady I love your lemon pie. The stronger...