Angel Of Mercy (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

Every evening You come around here in your cloak of lies Half believing I sit and listen as you offer up the prize Pick up your smile Just go faithless friend There is no pleasure waiting here for you

Necromancer (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

Oh the sweet addiction Of forbidden fruit Oh the strange affliction That has taken root Oh the hidden cancer Cancer of the soul Oh the necromancer Inside us all I have never seen this many People gathered

Hipposong (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

I was surrounded by a large hippopotamus And nine of its friends who declared quite a lot of us Are feeling rather blue And we don't know what to do I turned away but the large hippopotamus Said that his

Trespasser (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

trespasser He wandered uninvited to your door He seemed to know his way around Although I'd never seen his face before Pausing for a moment underneath your window ledge He turned around to see the shadow of

Feel Like (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

I feel as volatile as the weather Over fields of Scottish heather The night before Hallowe'en You know I feel like A catamaran in summer The beat of a reggae drummer The flag of a brigantine This is the

Mixed Blessing (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

She never learned her lessonShe had to have it allIt was a real mixed blessingI don't believe she sawShe liked to keep them guessingSometime later onShe'd gather her possessions and be goneWhen the...

Don't Forget Me (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

The sun is going down across the great unknown Lights come on inside the towers made of stone A muffled drum plays out of sight and all alone Summer is over The city lies awake and breathes electric air

In The Dark (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

They said God Bless the Prince of Wales Let let us hope that he prevails The souvenirs provide details Of distant monarchy Moving through the human tide With the Princess at his side Tribesmen cheer and

Night Rolls In (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

Night rolls in Gone is the wind Fireflies dancing in your eyes Now you're holy again Oh night rolls in Oh night rolls in It's like a dream of a long time ago A footprint lost in the snow That covers the

Blow Your Mansion Down (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

the distance In the hollywood hills And it's calling the faithful to come And you know that they will See the pied piper standing up in the limousine shine Saying here is your ticket just go to the end of

Peter On The White Sea (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

When I took my boat out to the White Sea I had no care in the world Not a cloud disturbed the sky I was dreaming only of how it might be Then dark fell into the day And the wind began to rise Peter on

Trains (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

grown, I stood before horizons made of dreams I think I stole a kiss or two while rolling on the clicking wheels of trains Trains All our lives were a whistle stop affair No ties or chains Throwing words

Manuscript (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

And my grandmother sits on the beach in the days before the war Young girl writing her diary, while time seems to pause Watching the waves as they come one by one to die on the shore Kissing the feet of

Merlin's Time (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

And I think of you now As a dream that I had long ago In a kingdom lost in time In a forest of evening The archer is bending a bow And I see you bring him bread and wine Down the legions of years The invaders

Bedsitter Images (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

The subway station's closed again Sleeps beneath its veil of rain My footprints broken trail behind Steals the nightlights from my mind The dark deserted streets then clear Today has lived and died in

Charlotte Corday (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

If you hear a step upon Your stair tonight If you see a shadow in The candle light It's only your imagination Leading you astray See her for a moment Then she'll slip away The ghost of Charlotte Corday

Running Man (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

while you can There's just ten minutes, nothing more' Time only for the essentials Better gather them and run The false name inside the passport The gold bars and the gun And once again they've come out of

In Brooklyn (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

Oh I come from Pittsburgh to study astrology,' She said as she stood on my instep 'I could show you New York with a walk between Fourth Street and Nine' Then out of her coat taking seven harmonicas She

Time Passages (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

It was late in December, the sky turned to snow All round the day was going down slow Night like a river beginning to flow I felt the beat of my mind go Drifting into time passages Years go falling in

Helen And Cassandra (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

According to the myths and legends At the fringes of our memory Paris stole the queen of Sparta And carried her across the sea As they fled, he never dreamt That he held the world in his grip Helen, the

Marion The Chatelaine (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

When the great collector found her She was just a girl She rang a chord inside him And he stole her to the centre of his world Many wished they could be in her shoes But she surely did know how to have

Almost Lucy (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

Lucy worked a different club every dayAnd though she put her mind to itHer heart was never in itShe stayed around just long enough to get paidShe won't pass the time with you, she can't stay a minu...

Laughing Into 1939 (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

laughing into 1939 Oh, laughing, laughing into 1939 Oh, the party draws them in It breathes and moves To a life its own In its arms it's gathering all time From the dark he watches her Moving in and out of

Coldest Winter In Memory (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

The coldest winter in memory was 1709 The sea froze off the coast of France all along the Neptune line By the lost town of Dunwich the shore was washed away They say you hear the church bells still as

Roads To Moscow (Live; 2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

They crossed over the border the hour before dawn moving in lines through the day Most of our planes were destroyed on the ground where they lay Waiting for orders we held in the wood Word from the front

Night Train To Munich (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

tunic A paper underneath his arm Then you'd better pray that he doesn't look away Or you'll never, never, never come back When you get the paper take a look inside On page twenty seven there's a photo of

Electric Los Angeles Sunset (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

Shots split the night, a bullet lodged in his brain He must have died instantly, he felt no pain A crowd quickly gathered to the feast of the gun Waiting for the ambulance and cops to come Hm mmm mmm mmm

Genie On A Table Top (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

There was a glint of scintillation Hanging over everyone you'd meet And it makes me feel okay Like a big yellow tractor going mowing through a field of hay Like a genie on a table top surfing through

Last Days Of The Century (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

When the cock crows And the wind blows And the primrose of dawn Is at your windows Moving through the deep You chase dreams across your sleep Scarecrows, waiting at your door In the last days of the century

Samuel Oh How You've Changed! (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

Most of the better bred Woollen toys have gone to bed And the teddy bear is a sleeping in the cupboard And the wooden soldiers all And the rubber bouncing ball Are list'ning to the tales of mother Hubbard

A Small Fruit Song (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

Said the apple to the orange Oh I wanted you to come Close to me and kiss me to the core Then you might know me like no other orange Has ever done before

Soho (Needless To Say) (Alternate Ver.; 2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

the late show Pin ball, sin hall, minds in free fall Chocolate coloured ladies making eyes through the smoke pall Soho needless to say I'm alone on your streets on a Friday evening I've been here all of

Reuters (2006 Digital Remaster) Wire

Our own correspondent is sorry to tell Of an uneasy time that all is not well On the borders there's movement In the hills there is trouble Food is short, crime is double Prices have risen since the government

Fogwalking (2006 Digital Remaster) Peter Hammill

I don't want to go in there, I just want to be alone, unpick the stitches of time in London in the no-go zone.

Lowdown (2006 Digital Remaster) Wire

From A to B Again avoiding C, D, and E 'Cause E is where you play the blues Avoiding a death Is to win the game To avoid delegation The big E Drowning in the big swim Rising to the surface The smell of

Photographic (2006 Digital Remaster) Depeche Mode

A white house A white room The program of today The lights on, switched on Your eyes are far away The map represents you And the tape is your voice Followed all along you 'Til you recognize the choice

Puppets (2006 Digital Remaster) Depeche Mode

in control Watch your action Close reaction And everything you're thinking babe inside your head Conversation, my creation Nothing that you do You do unless I said You don't know the consequences Of

If It Doesn't Come Naturally Leave It (Live; 2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

Nothing that's forced can ever be right If it doesn't come naturally, leave it That's what she said as she turned out the light And we bent our backs as slaves of the night Then she lowered her guard and

Fragile (2006 Digital Remaster) Wire

Tears fall in slivers, you broke my shades The light's too bright, let me bury my heart Filter emotions of green, cowardice gives blue A restricted view, let me open my heart I have a fleeting love, scorching

Champs (2006 Digital Remaster) Wire

The taste of champions The pace, the pace The speed, the need The need to seed The chance to die Chorus Another dead, don't cry Another dead, don't cry You've still got speed You'll maybe bleed But there's

Shout (2006 Digital Remaster) Depeche Mode

the night A picture in my room And I think that she knew her lines Break away tonight I wanna hold your hand We've got to get it right We've got to understand Placing all the questions in the Minutes of

Mannequin (2006 Digital Remaster) Wire

Well, you're a waste of space No natural grace You're so bloody thin You don't even begin Chorus To interest me Not even curiosity It's not animosity It's just you don't interest me Verse 2 Well, you're

Waarom (2006 Digital Remaster) Andre Hazes

Waarom, zeg mij waarom ben ik alleen en altijd eenzaam Waarom, zeg mij waarom noemt niemand mij eens bij mijn voornaam Ik heb ook nooit een vrouw die mij eens helpt of met me uitgaat Waarom, zeg mij waarom

Jacob's Ladder (2006 Digital Remaster) Huey Lewis And The News

met a fan dancer Down in Southside Birmingham She was running from a fat man Selling salvation in his hand Now he's trying to save me When I'm doing all right The best that I can Just another fallen angel

Nodisco (2006 Digital Remaster) Depeche Mode

I saw you in the pictureI saw you play the partThis ain't nodiscoThere's a thousand watts in youYou take this too farThis ain't nodisco Sometimes when I wonder if you're taking a chanceThis ain't n...

Brazil (2006 Digital Remaster) Wire

It's true darlingI'll walk you homeI'll be your date foreverI love you girlI love youUntil they split the atomSo many timesThere's nothing leftThere's nothing left at allI know I'm right'Cause when...

Strange (2006 Digital Remaster) Wire

There's something strange going on tonightThere's something going on that's not quite rightJoey's nervous and the lights are brightThere's something going on that's not quite rightVerse 2There's so...

Lord Grenville (2001 Remaster) Al Stewart

Go and tell Lord Grenville that our dreams have run aground There's nothing here to keep us in this shanty town None of us are caring where we're bound Like voices on the wind.

Broadway Hotel (2001 Remaster) Al Stewart

You're seeking a hideaway Where the light of day Doesn't touch your face And a door-sign keeps the world away Behind the shades Of your silent day.

Flying Sorcery (2001 Remaster) Al Stewart

With your photographs of Kitty Hawk And the biplanes on your wall You were always Amy Johnson From the time that you were small.