My Egyptian Couch Al Stewart

Now here's a book full of photographs That my ancestors made some generations ago They're wearing the lastest clothes in a nautical way The Suez Canal close behind is frozen in time The deck crews star

Royal Courtship Al Stewart

I sent my majordomo to your amanuensis To ascertain your feelings, and strip away pretenses And then a few days later, you sent back your vizier And though he spoke quite courtesously His meaning wasn't

Katherine Of Oregon Al Stewart

When I get even more old than I am now I'll have a house overlooking the water I'll read all the books that I never got 'round to And pile my suitcases up in the corner The lights of the city they blink

Hipposong (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

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 pit of despair appeared bottomless Yet hippopotami Are not supposed to cry I said My

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

Bedsitter Images 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

Turning Into Water Al Stewart

I used to have a secret cellar Where I kept the sweetest of my wine Now it seems that I've been too long Hanging on the vine And now she's turning it into water Never be the same again She's turning it

Bad Reputation Al Stewart

You've got a bad reputation All over the street There's some indication You've been indiscreet Oh I know you can turn on the charm When you feel so inclined Whatever I do I can't get you out of my mind

Feel Like (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

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 day when All of my

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

Sirens Of Titan Al Stewart

Seeking for a way to enlighten Searching for the sense of it all Like a kiss on the wind I was thrown to the stars Captured and ordered in the army of Mars Marching to the sound of the drum in my

Mondo Sinistro Al Stewart

I take my troubles on a Friday night To the heart of the bistro Among the shadows and the low low lights I can find a release-o My favorite waitress will be here tonight I love the way she wears those

Song On The Radio al stewart

I was making my way through the wasteland The road into town passes through I was changing the radio stations With my mind on you Oh your friends call you "Lily Paloma" But that's not the way that

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

In Brooklyn Al Stewart

"'Oh I come from Pittsburgh to study astrology' She said as she stepped 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

Where Are They Now Al Stewart

I sent my crack divisions through the early morning mist When they fell on your positions you were powerless to resist Encircling and probing for the weakness in your line By night you were surrounded;

Sand in Your Shoes (2001 Remaster) Al Stewart

always were a city kid though you were country raised And back in some forgotten time we shared the cold north days But the simple life was not your style, and you just had to escape So it's goodbye to my

Lindy Comes To Town Al Stewart

a public holiday You can see them ride down Wall Street in a tickertape parade I want to be there in that crown upon that bright, bright morning And I can tell the world I saw a new day dawning With my

Rain Barrel Al Stewart

Williams keeps his word Oh my life could still be saved, I might live to see a time when all these roads are paved, If they break inside these walls Oh, you won't see me again, But if Mr.

Manuscript (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

Admiralty lights down low Silently sifting through papers sealed with a crown Admiral Lord Fisher is writing to Churchill, calling for more Dreadnoughts The houses in Hackney are all falling down And my

Clifton In The Rain Al Stewart

The rain came down like beads Bouncing on the noses of the People from the train A flock of salty ears Sparkled in the traffic lights Feet squelched soggy leaves across the grain I took my

Sampan Al Stewart

I know who I am Riding in my sampan In the shade stands the foreman in A floppy hat and linen suit Beneath his ancient leather boot The ground is straining Far away, figures bend to tap the Endless seas

Couch Potato Weird Al Yankovic

it's a station break Better go out to the kitchen and microwave something [Chorus] "You're gonna lose your mind watchin' TV" They told me, they'd scold me But I'd still tune in every show (show) My

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

I pass them by never guessing of their meaning And a million voices cry As I walk across the sky Though it's restless here, why it's only in betweening For the journey that I'm on Is incomplete so to my

Antarctica Al Stewart

Mindless of the dangers Out across the virgin snow Seduced by this ambition I easily forget The hopeless quest of Shackleton The dreamlike death of Scott CHORUS Maybe I was snowblind Perhaps it sapped my

Coldest Winter In Memory (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

France to the Czar in Muscovy Take heed of Charles of Sweden, the Lion of the North On the cracked earth of summer with his army he goes forth Guardian angels wherever you may be reach down and keep my

The Age Of Rhythm Al Stewart

Al Stewart - Age of Rhythm Today I feel like Dorothy Parker Today I've got the critical eye I paint my world just a little bit darker Don't even have to try Everyone seems a little bit desperate Oh so

You Don't Even Know Me Al Stewart

"All right you saw me in the ""International Times"" You've got my picture in your book You tell your friends not to call at weekend, And now you wear that far-off look All right you stole your mother's

Paint by Numbers Al Stewart

You painted me in the way you said you knew, I don't belive that I saw my self in any thing you drew. I say you never quite cought it right, You say you see me in a different light.

Time Passages 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

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

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

I went floating down the street one day With a song playing in my mind Hopping and bopping like a ricochet Bad news was hard to find There was a hint of syncopation Coming from the sidewalk and the street

On the Border (2001 Remaster) Al Stewart

out across the evening water Smuggling guns and arms across the Spanish border The wind whips up the waves so loud The ghost moon sails among the clouds Turns the rifles into silver on the border On my

On The Border (2001 - Remaster) Al Stewart

out across the evening water Smuggling guns and arms across the Spanish border The wind whips up the waves so loud The ghost moon sails among the clouds Turns the rifles into silver on the border On my

On The Border Al Stewart

out across the evening water Smuggling guns and arms across the Spanish border The wind whips up the waves so loud The ghost moon sails among the clouds Turns the rifles into silver on the border On my

Joe The Georgian Al Stewart

> Now I've got my payment For the service that I gave They've given me my ticket To this place beyond the grave I suppose it's kind of funny I suppose it's kind of sad Thinking back on all the times

King Of Portugal Al Stewart

Dreamed I was the King of Portugal In a big four poster bed Noble tapestries from wall to wall And a crown upon my head Bells ring and servants bring The jewels and the robes For the night to begin Would

Class Of '58 Al Stewart

know Feeling like I do right now Ask me tomorrow Red guitar, red guitar You know I really miss that red guitar Red guitar, red guitar You know I reallly miss that red guitar And you can write this on my

If It Doesn'T Come Naturally Leave It Al Stewart

Well Im up to my neck in the crumbling wreckage Of all that I wanted from life When I looked for respect all I got was neglect Though I swallowed the line as a sign of the times But dealing a jack

If It Doesn't Come Naturally Leave It (2001 Remaster) Al Stewart

said as she turned out the light And we bent our backs as slaves of the night She lowered her guard and showed me the scars She got from trying to fight Saying oh, you'd better believe it Well I'm up to my

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

she turned out the light And we bent our backs as slaves of the night Then she lowered her guard and showed me the scars She got from trying to fight Saying oh, you'd better believe it Well I'm up to my

House Of Clocks Al Stewart

I once had a qilded clock Constructed in la Belle Epoque The hour hand broke, now it won't turn back So long, so long, so long I once had a sundial too But green and wild my garden grew The undergrowth

Gina Al Stewart

Gina in the King's Road, 1968 Blonde hair and eyeshadow, I hyperventilate Purple leather mini, legs up to there Don't you cast aspersions on my naugahyde affair And she can make you believe You're feeling

Three Mules Al Stewart

back after coming this far Down the road Ah, but it's not very easy now being a mule I don't believe you appreciate all that we do Look at this long and unfortunate face Try to imagine that you're in my

In The Dark (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

feeling like a stranger I never saw the changes in your heart So yes, let's bless the Prince of Wales Cheer for him and if all fails Wrap him in Valkyries' sails The golden vanity I am free to choose my

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

from miles around Reflecting everywhere You wore black clothes You quoted shakespeare You still make me shake When you get this near You look like a still from Cecil B DeMille When I saw you waiting at my

Last Days Of The Century Al Stewart

DeMille When I saw you waiting at my door In the last days of the century Leaning from y our balcony You say changes come so rapidly You can feel them in the air Whoever you pretend to be You must face

Red Toupee Al Stewart

stay afloat Those jellyfishes don't scare us In our red toupees Oh we got our red toupees In your mauve toupee Turquoise toupee In your green toupee Cerise toupee Why are you wearing that strange toupee My

Year Of The Cat al stewart

in hers And you follow 'till your sense of which direction Completely disappears By the blue tiled walls near the market stalls There's a hidden door she leads you to These days, she says, I feel my

Year Of The Cat al stewart

And you follow 'till your sense of which direction Completely disappears By the blue tiled walls near the market stalls There's a hidden door she leads you to These days, she says, I feel my