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The sun had been up for a couple of hours, Covered the ground with a layer of gold. Spirits were high and the raining had stopped, The larder was low, But boy that wasn't all. Eleventh Earl of Mar Couldn't get them very far. Daddy! Oh Daddy, You Promised. Out on the road in the direction of Perth, Backwards and forwards in a circle they went. Found a city half open and ready to greet, The conquering heroes, with blisters on their feet. Eleventh Earl of Mar Somehow got them all this far. Daddy! You Promised, You Promised. See the Stewart all dressed up He's got eyes in the back of his head. Who came in a cockleshell boat That could only just float, Couldn't even lift a sword. Dressed too fine and smelling of wine. Daddy you've got to go! Here comes the bishop all dressed up He's gonna bless you if you're ready to pay. One wave of his funny old stick, There's a band of light across your eyes. Waited a week still they hadn't appeared, That glorious timing that everyone feared. So they're riding along on the crest of a wave, They're headed for London, And that will be their grave. Eleventh Earl of Mar Well he couldn't get them down that far Daddy! I'm waiting, I'm waiting Time to go to bed now Never seems too keen To be a guest now In a house of dreams Flying from a hillside Beckoning the trees A sailboat's awning Mimicking the breeze I'm fighting gravity falling My Daddy won't let them get me A voice screams seems to be calling The face turns features are burning. Daddy, you've got to go! See the fifteen going by, Tell the Lairds and the Lords They're running backwards today, And once again you stand alone. Bury your memories bury your friends, Leave it alone for a year or two. Till the stories go hazy and the legends come true, Then do it again. Some Things never end. Eleventh Earl of Mar Won't be going very far. You Promised, You Promised, You Promised. DADDY!Entangled
When you're asleep they may show you Aerial views of the ground, Freudian slumber empty of sound. Over the rooftops and houses, Lost as it tries to be seen, Fields of incentive covered with green. Mesmerised children are playing, Meant to be seen but not heard, "Stop me from dreaming!" "Don't be absurd!" "Well if we can help you we will, You're looking tired and ill. As I count backwards Your eyes become heavier still. Sleep, won't you allow yourself fall? Nothing can hurt you at all. With your consent I can experiment further still." Madrigal music is playing, Voices can faintly be heard, "Please leave this patient undisturbed." Sentenced to drift far away now, Nothing is quite what it seems, Sometimes entangled in your own dreams. "Well, if we can help you we will, Soon as you're tired and ill. With your consent We can experiment further still. Well, thanks to our kindness and skill You'll have no trouble until You catch your breath And the nurse will present you the bill!"Evidence Of Autumn
The girl from all those songs Who made everything feel right She came in like an angel, into your lonely life And filling your world with light Oh, and everybody told you "you're oh so lucky" Curtains part revealing a country scene Clothed in green and brown Evidence of autumn And recent rain On a winding lane, a byway Walking on that road is a certain girl In all the world the one Guaranteed to move you and turn your head When all's been said and done The girl from all those songs Who made everything feel right She came in like an angel, into your lonely life And filling your world with light Oh, and everybody told you "you're oh so lucky" The night is clear but cool Ooh maybe dawn is breaking as you turn to find her gone Then you see the note Ooh you cannot believe it And you think you'll go insane... But that was many years ago And though the pain is dim A something still remains Though you hardly can recall Her face or form Her memory lingers on Ooh she made everything feel right She came in like an angel (in like an angel), Into your lonely life (into your life) And filling your world with light Oh and everybody told you "you're oh so lucky"