Happy The Man

Released as a single, 1972. produced by genesis/john anthony.
Happy the man - he lives a simple life
He doesnt have much - it doesnt worry him
Where you go - where?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, nowhere
Like a nun with a gun - Im wonderful fun
Laughing all through - just watching you
Seems a very stupid game...
But I dont care
Happy the man - he doesnt buzz around
Nothing he wants - any more than anything
Where you go - where?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, nowhere
Like a fool in the pool - Im incredibly cool
With a grin on my chin - Im certain to win
Someone says hes jesus christ - but I dont care
He is a good man...

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For Absent Friends

Sunday at six when they close both the gates
A widowed pair,
Still sitting there,
Wonder if theyre late for church
And its cold, so they fasten their coats
And cross the grass, theyre always last.
Passing by the padlocked swings,
The roundabout still turning,
Ahead they see a small girl
On her way home with a pram.
Inside the archway,
The priest greets them with a courteous nod.
Hes close to god.
Looking back at days of four instead of two.
Years seem so few (four instead of two).
Heads bent in prayer
For friends not there.
Leaving twopence on the plate,
They hurry down the path and through the gate
And wait to board the bus

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Cinema Show

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Home from work our Juliet
Clears her morning meal.
She dabs her skin with pretty smells
Concealing to appeal.
I will make my bed,
She said, but turned to go.
Can she be late for her cinema show?
Romeo locks his basement flat,
And scurries up the stair.
With head held high and floral tie,
A weekend millionaire.
I will make my bed
With her tonight, he cries.
Can he fail armed with his chocolate surprise?
Take a little trip back with father Tiresias,
Listen to the old one speak of all he has lived through.
I have crossed between the poles, for me there's no mystery.
Once a man, like the sea I raged,
Once a woman, like the earth I gave.

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Its Yourself

Released as b-side of singles ripples, 1976 and your own special way, 1977.
Lyrics to the demo version, beloved summer, in brackets.
Stepping out the back way
Hoping nobody sees
Feeling can be easy
Think how I feel
What will (can) you say?
What will you do?
Why cant you see?
Its yourself I love
(dont you know Im not asking
You must have made up your mind
Is it worth the pain youre causing
To those youre leaving behind
What will you say?
What will you do?
Why cant you see?
Its yourself I love)
Dont you know Id like some answers
You could give me a call

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In Limbo

Please take me away
Far from this place
Leaving me here
Take me away
To the furthest star in the sky
Take me away
To the deepest cave of the night
Take me away
Voices of love, here am i
In the sad sad world of fear
Take me away
From the power of my ambition
And Ill be happy
I, Ive conquered time
Where will I go?
Am I still mine?
Take me away
To the furthest star in the sky
Take me away
To the deepest cave of the night

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Silent Sun

The silent sun that never shines
She is the warmth of my lonely heart
The motion of a turning wheel
Cant you stop it and look around?
Baby you feel so close
I wish you could see my love
Baby youve changed my life
Im trying to show you...
A tiny stone that hides from me
Cant you see that Im just outside?
A mountain stream that chills the sea
Cant you feel in your useless pride?
Baby you feel so close
I wish you could see my love
Baby youve changed my life
Im trying to show you...
When night reveals a star-filled sky
I want to hold it in my hands
When snowflakes heal the ugly ground
Your beauty hides the joy Ive found

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Dusk

See my hand is moving
Touching all thats real
And once it stroked loves body
Now it claws the past.
The scent of a flower,
The colours of the morning,
Friends to believe in,
Tears soon forgotten,
See how the rain drives away, another day.
If a leaf as fallen
Does the tree lie broken?
And if we draw some water
Does the well run dry?
The sigh of a mother,
The screaming of lovers,
Like two angry tigers,
They tear at each other,
See how for him lifetimes fears disappear.
Once jesus suffered,
Heaven could not see him.

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Lovers Leap (live At Cape Canaveral)

Walking across the sitting-room, I turn the television off.
Sitting beside you, I look into your eyes.
As the sound of motor cars fades in the night time,
I swear I saw your face change, it didn't seem quite right.
...And it's hello babe with your guardian eyes so blue
Hey my baby don't you know our love is true.
Coming closer with our eyes, a distance falls around our bodies.
Out in the garden, the moon seems very bright,
Six saintly shrouded men move across the lawn slowly.
The seventh walks in front with a cross held high in hand.
...And it's hey babe your supper's waiting for you.
Hey my baby, don't you know our love is true.
I've been so far from here,
Far from your warm arms.
It's good to feel you again,
It's been a long long time. Hasn't it

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In The Wilderness

Leaving all the world to play they disappear
And the leaves have gathered dust to run like deer
Tearing pieces from our lives to feed the dawn
Mist surrounds the seagulls christened by the storm
Music, all I hear is music - guaranteed to please
And I look for something else
Rain drops pouring down the rooftops
Flowing in the drains
As the people run their lives
As their lives are run by time
Fighting enemies with weapons made to kill
Death is easy as a substitute for pride
Victors join together, happy in their bed
Leaving cold outside the children of the dead
Music, all I hear is music - guaranteed to please
And I look for something else
Rain drops pouring down the rooftops
Flowing in the drains
As the people run their lives
As their lives are run by time...

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Many Too Many

Many too many have stood where I stand
Many more will stand here too,
I think what I find strange is the way you built me up
Then knocked me down again.
The part was fun but now its over,
Why cant I just leave the stage?
Maybe thats because you securely locked me up
Then threw away the key.
Oh mama,
Please would you find the key.
Oh pretty mama,
Please wont you let me go free.
I thought I was lucky
I thought that Id got it made.
How could I be so blind?
You said good-bye on a corner
That I thought led to the straight.
You set me on a firmly laid and simple course
Then removed the road.
Oh mama,

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