Had my congregation, had my flock When I was a shepherd of men Chased the wild goose, chased the pot of gold Chased the rainbows end How can a poor boy
I was educated by the school of hard knocks Tell me who's gonna patronise me now? They've brainwashed the suckers again and perpetrated the myth Propaganda
You by the countryside Oh you when you reach the sky You and you're climbing up that hill Well you when we're listening to the little whippoorwill You
Whenever God shines his light on me Opens up my eyes so I can see When I look up in the darkest night I know everything's going to be alright In deep
These are the days of the endless summer These are the days, the time is now There is no past, there's only future There's only here, there's only now
Don't get around much anymore The smoke has driven me out the door All night I used to walk the floor Don't go to nightclubs anymore Don't see my old
I'm tired Joey Boy While you're out with the sheep My life is so troubled Now I can't go to sleep I would walk myself out But the streets are so dark
Well it's written in the wind For the story to begin I will go back to my kin across the sea And the bird that's on the wing and is flying free He can
When too many demands have destroyed all my plans Going down to end of the land If I have to drive all night just to feel all right Going down to the
People come and people go One monkey don't stop no show I'm getting too tired to start all over again Cos it ain't gonna change no thing There's just
Like to tell about my baby Lord, you know she comes around About five feet four From her head to the ground Well, she comes around here Just about midnight
Drinking wine in the alley, drinking wine in the alley Making time, drinking that wine Out of my mind in the days gone by Making time with Sally, drinking
The sound of the evening breeze Is calling you back to me The sun behind the clouds Reminds me that you're not around Lover come back to my arms Lover
Soul is a feeling, feeling deep within Soul is not the colour of your skin Soul is the essence, essence from within It is where everything begins Soul
Baby please don't go, Baby please don't go, Baby please don't go, Down to New Orleans You know I love you so, Baby please don't go. Baby your mind done
Well it's a marvelous night for a moondance With the stars up above in your eyes A fantabulous night to make romance 'Neath the cover of October skies
Don't want to discuss it I think it's time for a change You may get disgusted And start thinkin' that I'm actin' strange In that case I'll go underground
As you brush your shoes And stand before the mirror And you comb your hair And grab your coat and hat And you walk, wet streets Tryin' to remember All