Behind The Ritual lyrics by Van Morrison

Artist: Van Morrison
Title: Behind The Ritual
Composer: Van Morrison
Album: Keep It Simple, released in 2008
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Drinking wine in the alley
Drinking wine in the alley
Making time, drinking that wine
Out of my mind in days gone by

Making time with Sally
drinking that wine
In the days gone by
talking all out of my mind
Drinking that wine
talking all out of my mind

Spin and turning in the alley
spin and turning in the alley
Like a Whirling Dervish
in the alley, drinking that wine
Drinking wine
making time in the days gone by

Boogie woogie child in the alley
Drinking that wine
making time
talking all out of my mind
Drinking wine in the days gone by
behind the ritual

Behind the ritual
behind the ritual
In the days gone by
drinking that wine
Making time drinking that wine
way back in time

Spin and turn and rhyme
in the alley
Spin and turning
making up rhymes
talking all out of my mind
Talking that jive
drinking that wine
in the days gone by

Drinking wine in the alley
drinking that wine
Making time
talking all out of my mind
Drinking that wine
making time in the alley

Behind the ritual
behind the ritual
You find the spiritual
you find the spiritual
Behind the ritual
in the days gone by

Drinking wine in the alley
drinking wine in the alley
Making time
talking all out of my mind
Drinking that wine
in the days gone by, days gone by

Spin and turn talking that jive
Spin and turn talking that jive
all out of our minds
Drinking that sweet wine
Making time, making time
in days gone by

Behind the ritual
behind the ritual
Behind the ritual
behind the ritual
Drinking that wine
making time in the days gone by

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah

Behind the ritual
making time in the days gone by

In the days gone by
in the days gone by
Drinking that wine
making time
Getting high in the days gone by
drinking that wine

Getting high behind the ritual
Getting high behind the ritual
Drinking that wine
in the days gone by

Behind the ritual
behind the ritual
Behind the ritual
behind spiritual
In the days gone by
drinking that wine
and getting high

So high, behind the ritual
so high, behind the ritual
So high in the days gone by
Drinking that wine
making time, making time

Stretching time, stretching time
Drinking that wine, stretching time
Stretching time
in the days gone by
behind the ritual

Behind the ritual
Behind the ritual