10. studio album



THE HANGING TREE (Ken Hensley/Jack Williams)

Passing through the arms of Satan
Reaching for the hands of God
Robbing every mind of wisdom
Running so he won't get caught
He's outlawed by majority
Been branded all his live
And some say that he's a sinner man
As he rides from day to night

He's a bad man so they say
Livin' for his life and livin' free
Running swift and secretly
So he'll miss the hanging tree
Wounded spirits on the wind
Riding to his dream and destiny

He's laughing at the wall of posters
Calling for his friends to see
Laughing loud as he rides away
Kicking up the dust with speed
Time hunts him down the pathway
And freedom is the horse he rides
Glory is the dream he's after
And fortune is his hearts delight



BEEN AWAY TOO LONG (Ken Hensley)

Oh, yeah

I'm coming home
I've been away far too long
I'm leaving it up to you to understand

You may wonder why
When it was me, who said the last goodbye
But can I change my mind one more time?

It's high time
I can't wait any longer
It's my time to find out, who I belong to
It's breaking my heart, waiting for another day

When the time comes, you won't see me around
I'll be patient, standing my ground
Got to see you and hold you
Hear what you have to say

Do you wake up in the morning wanting me
The way I wake up wanting you?
And in the same breath you keep holding me
Does it ever occur to you?

I've been in love too long
To stop now
I've been away too long

If you've ever cried
Then you'll know the pain you felt inside
Just like me, you'll pray it's all untrue

But time alone will tell
If you have learned life's lessons well
And maybe then you'll know what I should do



WHO NEEDS ME (Lee Kerslake)

Don't take life for granted
Cause you know that life won't grant you back
The feelings of a love that you once had

You're taking me for granted
Cause you know, I'm a lover just like you
And I'll do anything you want me to 

Who needs me, who needs me now
You found someone, ha, you found one
Who needs me, who needs me now
You've found another, but no better
You can't argue with me now I needed to ...

Don't let go on something that is good
When all you tell it's bad
Then I hear a story, make it sad

And if the price of love can't cost you a lesson
When it passed me again
I guess that you will find a better man

Who needs me, who needs me now
Oh you found someone, ha, you found one
Who needs me, who needs me now
Oh you've found another, but no better
You can't argue with me now I needed to ... 



WISE MAN (Ken Hensley)

I sat before the wise man in the autumn of my youth
And I told him all the things I had to know
He said: You have the future
If you need to find the truth
And in his eyes I saw that it was so

So I came right out and asked him the meaning of live
And as he smiled I saw a twinkle in his eyes
He said with all his years there's still so much 
he has to learn
And once again, I saw that it was so

Keep on living, loving and waiting your turn
It's the only way to ease your concern
If you want to find your dream, be sure
you don't wake up too soon
And you'll find that it's a shooting for the moon

Wise man, wise man, which way should I run
There's so many roads, so many ways to turn
I'm like a blind man lost in the sun
I wanna be like you and be a wise man too
But I'm looking for an easy way to learn 



DO YOU KNOW (Ken Hensley)

All it seems you wanna do is break my heart
Seems to me we're a lot better of apart
Time was waiting, you took a pile and put me down
Well I've some news for you, that's gonna turn you around
I've got no time for no crazy letters
Any games you want to play
Cause a love like mine, is gonna take some time
You can't save it for a rainy day

Do you know, do you know, do you know
What I'm trying to say
Love's not a game
It's never the same
You've got to live your life from day to day 

Lonely days are long and sad it starts too black
Can I get right down, maybe I could take you back
Till the morning light you'll face a piece of my door 
It's a kinda reminder that I ain't seeing you no more
I've got no time for no crazy letters
Any games you want to play
Cause a love like mine, is gonna take some time
You can't save it for a rainy day



ROLLIN' ON (Ken Hensley)

Oh lord
It came as a daybreak
But surely arrived
Opened my eyes just to be sure I was alive

Another day
Very much the same
Twenty four hours for me to try again 

I'm rolling on
I'm rolling on
I'm rolling on
I'm rolling on

It came as a judgment
We all have to face
Think of how you bring me joy
Or you bring me disgrace 

I take your challenge
Then I get some motion
I reach on my beliefs
Against my sin 

I'm rolling on
I'm rolling on
I'm rolling on
I'm rolling on

Rolling on and on and on forever
Yes I am
Rolling on and on and on together

I'm rolling on
To where I don't care
Crystal ball you let me down again
Rolling down 
A road I've never seen
Meeting people seeing places I've never been

I'm rolling on
I'm rolling on
I'm rolling on
I'm rolling on

Rolling on and on and on forever
Yes I am
Rolling on and on and on together



SYMPATHY (Ken Hensley)

Sympathy just doesn't mean that much to me
Compassion is not the fashion in my mind
And if you're looking for a shoulder to cry on
Don't turn your head my way
Cause I'd rather have my music any day

You and I are masters of our destiny
We look for consolation all the time
Until we find out things are not 
what they were meant to be, oh no
And if it doesn't suit our mood, we'll call it crime

Dedication is not an obligation
Or a figment of someone's imagination
It's the only way to say
to live from day to day
To make each passing day a small sensation

Dreams are the possessions of the simple man
Reality the fantasy of youth
But living is a problem
that is common to us all
We love the only common road to truth



FIREFLY (Ken Hensley)

My love lives at the end of a rainbow
One day I'm gonna fly there on a firefly
High above wild angry water
With a lovesong in my heart

Someday, somehow I know I'm gonna get there
I've been patient for so long
All my daydreams seems so much nearer now
And I beg you, hear my song

Firefly on your glowing wings I'll ride
Till I sit beside this dream of mine
Firefly high on a rising tide
Only wanna touch the things I've seen

Stepping lightly from star to star
Cross a wilderness of gloom
Wondering how much in love with me you are
Cause I'm so much in love with you

Firefly on your glowing wings I'll ride
Till I sit beside this dream of mine
Firefly high on a rising tide
Only wanna touch the things I've seen

Firefly, can you take me
I ain't had no loving lately
Firefly, bring me love
To my new horizon
The one that I still got my eyes on
My my firefly

To my new horizon
The one that I still got my eyes on
My my firefly

In my dreams you come to me
The answer to my prayer
As I begin to feel you warm my heart
I awake and you're not there

Now and then I see your eyes
As the stars begin to shine
No rain to cool my passion
No not now, no now you're mine 



Bonus tracks:

CRIME OF PASSION (Ken Hensley/Mick Box/Lee Kerslake)

See the blind man at the dead of night
He can't see, so he won't fight
Running scared like a swan in flight
On and on, looking for delight
But it's you, he'll hear you running
As the blind man tells the blind

See the children in the jungle zone
Black man working till your work is done
He can't hide, there's nowhere to run
Waiting for salvation to come
And it's you, coming from a far
Got a lonely mind to store

Crime of passion, crime of pain
How long before I'll see you again
I've been free and I've been high
Got a soul, never ask my why 

See the blind man at the dead of night
He can't see, but he won't fight
Running scared like a swan in flight
On and on, looking for delight
But it's you, he'll hear you running
As the blind man tells the blind



A FAR BETTER WAY (Trevor Bolder/Mick Box/Ken Hensley/Lee Kerslake/John Lawton)

Seeing you here
All of my fears seem to drift right away
Seeing you smile
Checking out your style
I begin to hope you'll stay
Stay awhile so we can play
 
Lost in a dream
That's becaming a nightmare day by day
It's my love and my life
And somewhere between them
There's a road
And it's a far, a far better way

Out of nowhere came this vision
You and me together
Looking for a far better way
Then from nowhere
You came running
Look out, world
There's something coming
I've suddenly found
A lot of things to say

Now we'll sing our tune together
This way it's a whole lot better
We're out to prove
There is a place for love
Then from somewhere
We'll come running
Look out, world
There's something coming
I think we've found
A far better way

I think we've found
A far better way ...