The Riddle lyrics by Nick Kershaw
Title : THE RIDDLEArtist : NICK KERSHAW
Comp : NICK KERSHAW
Copyright : Rondor Music Ltd
Reference Number : 1537
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*** Introduction ***
*** Verse 1 ***
I got two strong arms
Blessings of Babylon
Time to carry on
And try for sins and false alarms
So to America the brave
Wise men save
*** Chorus 1 ***
Near a tree by a river
There's a hole in the ground
Where an old man of Aran
Goes around and around
And his mind is a beacon
In the veil of the night
For a strange kind of fashion
There's a wrong and a right
But he'll never, never fight over you
*** Verse 2 ***
I got plans for us
Nights in the scullery
An' days instead of me
I only know what to discuss
Of for anything but light
Wise men fighting over you
*** Verse 3 ***
It's not me you see
Pieces of valentine
An' just a song of mine
To keep from burning history
Seasons of gasoline and gold
Wise men fold
*** Chorus 2 ***
Near a tree by a river
There's a hole in the ground
Where an old man of Aran
Goes around and around
And his mind is a beacon
In the veil of the night
For a strange kind of fashion
There's a wrong and a right
But he'll never, never fight over you
*** Middle Section ***
I got time to kill
Sly looks in corridors
Without a plan of yours
A blackbird sings on bluebird hill
Thanks to the calling of the wild
Wise men's child
*** Chorus 3 **
Near a tree by a river
There's a hole in the ground
Where an old man of Aran
Goes around and around
And his mind is a beacon
In the veil of the night
For a strange kind of fashion
There's a wrong and a right
But he'll never, never fight
*** Chorus 4 / Outro **
Near a tree by a river
There's a hole in the ground
Where an old man of Aran
Goes around and around
And his mind is a beacon
In the veil of the night
For a strange kind of fashion
There's a wrong and a right
But he'll never, never fight over you...
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