7. studio album

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WONDERWORLD (Ken Hensley)

We freely speak of dreams
We marvel at what they conceal
But in my wonderworld
Each sleeping vision is so real
So I believe and hope
That all the things I see
May one day bring such truth and peace
As we can feel

Free from this waking world
Deep in sleep's mystery
My will is free to wander
Free to wander carelessly
At times it's not so far from what
We call reality
And at times I know I wonder
If it all could come true

Oh, Mr. Wonderworld
Don't be afraid
'Cause dreams were made
Were made to dim the light
The torment day can bring
And leave you free
To laugh aloud and hear
Your heart bells ring
Oh, oh, Mr. Wonderworld
Mr. Wonderworld

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SUICIDAL MAN (Mick Box/David Byron/Ken Hensley/Lee Kerslake/Gary Thain)

Waiting by window
Staring at my shadow
Not believing what I'd seen
Touching but not feeling
And wondering in what I was dealing
And not knowing where I'd been

So I began walking
And to myself I was talking
But didn't know whitch way to go
Then I found a direction
And now I needed some action
But I should have just said no
Should have just said no

Why won't you help me or give me a hand
'Cause I'm close to becoming a suicidal man
What I need is someone with a definite plan
I've waited for just about as long as I can

Suicidal Man

So on my travels
Still with all my troubles
I found someone who cared
The answer was so easy
That all she did to please me
Was to say a problem's smaller when it's shared

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THE SHADOWS AND THE WIND (Ken Hensley)

Oh, they're movin' in again
Hidden by the shadows and the wind
But we'll just wait awhile and then
We'll show 'em all that this time we ain't givin' in

Without a care they sweep aside our dreams
To try and make way for their own
No more should we surrender to their schemes
It's time to stand and show them we are not alone

Time has changed us all
We have our minds
Life was taught us
We all have our love
And it's time to use it

Nature gave us colour, day and night
So if you've really got a reason, then you better be right
The seasons of the year show spring and fall
But there's nothing in the world that says it's right to fight

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SO TIRED (Mick Box/David Byron/Ken Hensley/Lee Kerslake/Gary Thain)

Well I've been on the road for a year or more
And I've done a lotta things I never did before
Now I want everyone to listen to my song
And you can tell me when you've heard it, if you think I'm wrong

'Cause I'm so tired
Of everbody staring at me
Yes I'm so tired
And I'm so uninspired
Please, help me

Well I've seen 'em rise and I've seen 'em fall
And I used to think that I was having a ball
But I was kiddin' myself for a long long time
But now I got myself a spoon I'm feelin' fine

Where can you go, where can you go
When there is no-one to show a guiding light
What did you say, what did you say
Have you been thinking about me day and light

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THE EASY ROAD (Ken Hensley)

If you're looking for a place
You can fly together
And you're really afraid
Of what you're leaving behind
Take the easiest road
But take care my brother
For you'll never find peace
With a troubled mind

Far better to love each other
Than to worry so deeply
'Bout the place you're in
Far better to kiss her softly
Than looking back on a love
You'll never have again

Time's as fickle
As the sky in winter
And two hearts always
Were better than one
Love has the wings
Of a tireless angel
She'll stay beside you
Till the day is done

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SOMETHING OR NOTHING (Mick Box/Ken Hensley/Gary Thain)

There's never a day when I've got nothing to do
'Cause something to me might mean nothing to you
So don't look at me strangely now
We'll find the line that's in the middle and run

Something, something or nothing

You say you love to spend days, but I will save mine
Waiting for the sun in your eyes to turn the rivers to wine
But don't look at me strangely now
We'll find the line that's in the middle and run

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I WON'T MIND (Mick Box/David Byron/Ken Hensley/Lee Kerslake/Gary Thain)

I don't mind if you steal my last dime
Just leave me anytime, and I'll get along fine
I don't really know why
But I know I'll get by
If I don't, I'll die tryin'

If it's rains again, I'm gonna fly to the sun
'Cause nothin' gets done, just sittin' around
Look at the way it's bin
Just waitin' and wanderin'
I've just got to keep tryin'

Looking for gold in the sky gets kinda rough
Maybe I'm to blame 'cause I didn't look hard enough
But I still get the feelin'
That it shouldn't be so tough
So I won't mind
I won't mind

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WE GOT WE (Mick Box/David Byron/Ken Hensley/Lee Kerslake/Gary Thain)

I got you
You got me
We are where we belong

Safe places
Warm faces
All have been gone too long

Sky writing
Inviting
Dissapears amidst the cloud

False promise
The last cold kiss
All seems so distant now

Just with each other
We are all so well armed
And with a little care we need
Never be harmed

We've got we
And there's love
Before our eyes

We can't have it
And hold it
If we realise

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DREAMS (Mick Box/David Byron/Ken Hensley)

You should have seen Tuesday's dream
Dancing in my head
For you'd have heard
A thousands words
That nobody had said
And you'd have watched me try to run
Where dreams have never strayed
Heard my cries because I knew
I really was afraid

Dreams, dreams I'll never keep
My body rests, but my eyes refuse to sleep
Sights and sounds mymind created
Far beyond the thoughts of which we speak

And then we danced on silver wings
Upon a gilded thread
And heard the song the angels sings
To bless my lowered head
And at the door of paradise
My best laid plan begun
But as I turned to reach for you
My coloured night it was gone

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WHAT CAN I DO (Mick Box/Lee Kerslake/David Byron)

I wish you'd stop and
Give a helping hand
For I guess I'm only half a man
I feel the only way for me to leave
Is just to give you
Everything I can give

'Cause without you, without you
What can I do

I will give you all the love I have
Just to know you stop me
Being so sad
I hope you won't think
So badly of me
'Cause I had to tell you
This could break myself in

Being helpless is a habit of mine
No one else can understand
You are the one to
Help me to survive
If you're any friend of mine

Yesterday you gave a helping hand
To some one you'll never understand
Though I tried to tell you of this way
You said I had nothing
Constructive to say

But without you, without you
What can I do ...

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DREAMS (Mick Box/David Byron/Ken Hensley)

You should have seen Tuesday's dream
Dancing in my head
For you'd have heard
A thousands words
That nobody had said
And you'd have watched me try to run
Where dreams have never strayed
Heard my cries because I knew
I really was afraid

Dreams, dreams I'll never keep
My body rests, but my eyes refuse to sleep
Sights and sounds mymind created
Far beyond the thoughts of which we speak

And then we danced on silver wings
Upon a gilded thread
And heard the song the angels sings
To bless my lowered head
And at the door of paradise
My best laid plan begun
But as I turned to reach for you
My coloured night it was gone

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SOMETHING OR NOTHING (Mick Box/Ken Hensley/Gary Thain)

There's never a day when I've got nothing to do
'Cause something to me might mean nothing to you
So don't look at me strangely now
We'll find the line that's in the middle and run

Something, something or nothing

You say you love to spend days, but I will save mine
Waiting for the sun in your eyes to turn the rivers to wine
But don't look at me strangely now
We'll find the line that's in the middle and run

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THE EASY ROAD (Ken Hensley)

If you're looking for a place
You can fly together
And you're really afraid
Of what you're leaving behind
Take the easiest road
But take care my brother
For you'll never find peace
With a troubled mind

Far better to love each other
Than to worry so deeply
'Bout the place you're in
Far better to kiss her softly
Than looking back on a love
You'll never have again

Time's as fickle
As the sky in winter
And two hearts always
Were better than one
Love has the wings
Of a tireless angel
She'll stay beside you
Till the day is done

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LOVE, HATE & FEAR (Mick Box/David Byron/Ken Hensley/Lee Kerslake/Gary Thain)

Dream in a lonely room
Fly on a star
Feel of the forcing time
Then you know where you are

Fear is the strongest force
Love, love is the key
Where is my hatred now?
Love rules over me

Something I have failed to see
The haunted of a memory
Darkness keeps my thoughts at bay
But I will find my dream one day

Hate, hate is my only thought
Blame, the blame is on you
Why, why, why, why
Why did you leave my side?
Heaven knows quite a few

Something I have failed to see
Like a haunted of a memory
Darkness keeps my thoughts at bay
But I will find my dream one day

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STONE'S THROW (Mick Box/David Byron/Ken Hensley/Lee Kerslake/Gary Thain)

I was a stone's throw
From happiness
Feeling love grow in your caress
It was like nothing
I had felt or seen
And I waited impatiently

Oh, stone's throw
And I can't stand to see you go
You hurt me bad, cut me down
But it just don't work without you
Without you around

It was a short walk
Now it's a lonely ride
It turned my day
Into a lifeless night
It was my belief and
Now it's my regret
I've got a one way ticket
That I can't accept

Oh, just a stone's throw
And I can't stand to see you go
You hurt me bad, you cut me down
But it just don't work without you
Without, without, without
Without you around

Oh, stone's throw
And I can't stand to see you go
You hurt me bad, cut me down
But it just don't work without you
Gotta have you around

Gotta have you around 

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