Wishbone Ash

The die is cast
It's a mortal sin
We'll fight to the last
We will defend

We stand as one
Till the bitter end
We shall not run
You will not win

2. Coat of Arms.

Our world is shrinking
It keeps you thinking
Can we take any more?
Old men lying, not even trying
To leave an open door

They'll never tell ya
They'll only fool ya
'Cause it's part of a plan
We're multiplying, it's stupefying
Nothing you'd understand

They'll only game us
As they frame us
As we bend to their will
They try to shame us
And contain us
As they go for the kill

We saw the warnings
Every morning
Repeated every day
We changed the station
Our sole reaction
And then we just turned away

3. Empty Man.

You think that the way to move up in this town
Is to bring everyone else around you down
You're climbing a ladder with rubber rungs
And nobody cares what you think you have done
Faking successes with all the excesses
You're quite the man, such an empty man

Your country club life looks so shallow and grim
Making your moves as you try to fit in
Assuming a status you think others lack
Ignoring old friends and turning your back

For thoroughbred horses and eighteen hole courses
You're an empty man, such an empty man
Faking successes with all the excesses
You're quite the man, such an empty man

You worked in old New York to try to fit in
The doors were all closed to your kith and kin
You fed the fire and fanned all the flames
You've lost all your old friends by playing new games

Faking successes with all the excesses
You're quite the man, such an empty man
Faking excesses is what we expected
You're quite the man, you're an empty man

Empty, empty man

4. Floreana.

There was a man, he'd fought a war
He couldn't take the world we love
He swore to me he'd sail away in time
He found a girl who found in him a love sublime

There was a plan to live alone
To build a life, a brand new home
They made a world to live as one in bliss
Could not conceal their pursuit of happiness

A promise of paradise
Was too much to lose
An island, a brand new start
Alone together, a life as art

A promise of paradise
Was too much to lose
An island, a brand new start
Alone together, a life as art

They hid away to be carefree
As strangers came to their shores
They disappeared
Who knows where long ago
Their lives were lost
The truth we'll never know

5. Drive.

Caught up in the rush hour throng
I've been working hard all week long
Shut my eyes for a minute or three
Relying on technology

I rarely take the wheel
No need to use a key
'Cause I don't drive this car
This car drives me

Drive, just drive, drive for me
Drive, just drive, and take me home

I drive my car or my car drives me
Gives me a sense of security
Driving whichever way that I choose
Something tells me I could lose

Drive, just drive, drive for me
Drive, just drive, yeah and take me home

6. It’s Only You I See.

You left without a warning
And finally found a way
Never even heard me calling
Couldn't wait another day

The skies are turning darker
You're fading into grey
We couldn't find an answer
Now there's nothing left to say

Reflecting on this new day
Recalling you and me
I'm alone here in the shadows
And it's only you I see

You walked towards your freedom
And dealt the final blow
Simply ceased believing
Somewhere else to go

Reflecting on this new day
Recalling you and me
I'm alone here in the shadows
And it's only you I see

7. Too Cool for AC.

Too hot to handle
Too cool for AC
He's walking into a catastrophe

Honesty has to show
What does he need to know
To make love grow?

He's one step forward
And two steps back
It's just too hard for him to stay on track

Honesty has to show
What does he have to know
To make love grow?

Two different people
But one of a kind
Both feeling lonely and left behind

Honesty has to show
What do they need to know?
Where do they need to go?

8. Back in the Day.

Back where I started
That's where I'm at
Been quite a journey
Got no problem with that

And you've been by my side
Every step of the way
And you paid your part of the fare
I think it's safe to say

Working through it
I can do it in that same old way
We still live it, and we love it
Just like back in the day

Fifty years and counting
We're still going strong
Back out on the road again
That's where we belong

And you've been by my side
Every step of the way
You take me as you find me
Each and every day

Working through it
I can do it in that same old way
We still live it, and we love it
Just like back in the day

9. Déjà-Vu.

Consider me now
I've waited so long
This life is so brief
We've gotta move on

It's like déjà vu
We've been here before
I don't want to wait anymore

Am I your lover
Am I your friend
Where is this heading?
Where will this end?
Will I be caught in a new web of lies?
Am I a fool in your eyes?

Consider this now
You've led me along
I can't persevere
I've gotta move on

It's like déjà vu
I've said it before
I don't want to wait anymore

Hours pass by
Love has to find
Its moment in time right now

10. When the Love Is Shared.

I'd like to unburden this heavy load
And lighten my shoulders, it's true
I'd like to be sharing my deepest thoughts
With somebody fine like you

Don't wanna be traveling alone on this road
I wanna feel satisfied
I gotta be certain, I gotta be strong
Don't want my feelings denied

You gotta know that when love is declared
Life has more meaning when the love is shared
You gotta know that when love is declared
Life has more meaning when the love is shared

I look at you and nothing else compares
I know that my dreams must come true
I can't believe that you're so unaware
I need to be with you

You gotta know that when love is declared
Life has more meaning when the love is shared
You gotta know that when love is declared
Life has more meaning when the love is shared

When the love is shared

11. Personal Halloween.

Snakes crawling across the floor
Someone hiding behind the door
Noises under the bed
Paranoia inside my head

Something not right
Something so wrong
What on God's earth is going on
Is this a nightmare, is this a dream
Is this my personal Halloween?

All I want is for some peace of mind
So what I'm saying may seem unkind
Gotta see a doctor
See a doctor

I never know when she'll appear
Got me living in abject fear
Follows every move I make
Knowing her was a big mistake

Masquerading as a friend
I tried so hard not to offend
Now my nerves are such a mess
I need some help with all the stress

All I want is for some peace of mind
So what I'm saying may seem unkind
Gotta see a doctor
See a doctor

Snakes crawling across the floor
Someone hiding behind the door
Noises under the bed
Got these voices in my head

All I want is for some peace of mind
So what I'm saying may seem unkind

12. Latitude.

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