2. studio album

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BIRD OF PREY (Mick Box/David Byron/Paul Newton)

I can see that look that says beware  
Try to move in closer if you dare
So I must sit and play my waiting game 
And for a while I know she'll do the same
Fly away

Watches like an eagle for its eerie
And like a bird of prey she captures me 
But I am older and more wise than you
Bird of prey straight into me you flew
Fly away

Now every time I've tried to set her free 
I'm glad to say she comes right back to me
But if I knew she didn't want to stay
I would't try to keep that lovely bird of prey

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THE PARK (Ken Hensley) 

Let me walk a while alone
Among the sacred rocks and stones 
Let me look in vain belief
Upon the beauty of each leaf

There is green in every blade
The tree tops lean providing shade 
Maypoles spin in happy sound
All natures strength around

And there's a horse that feels no pain
Its iron strength to take the strain
Children rock it to and fro
And gaily drinks its coloure-glow 
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

Above the sky devoid of cloud
Thinks not too cast a thunder shroud 
Upon this place so full of joy
A field of gold of loves employ
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

So why my heavy heart you say
When tears would stain the sights so gay
My brothers dreams once here did soar
Until he died at the hand of needless war
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

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TIME TO LIVE (Mick Box/David Byron/Ken Hensley) 

Let me see the sunshine 
Let me feel the rain
Let me go where I want to go
I want to smell the flowers
See the dawn again
Find those friends I used to know
Find those friends I used to know

Well I spent twenty long years
In a dirty old prison cell
I never saw the light of day
If you could understand, oh
That kind of living hell
That's the price I have to pay, oh yeah 
That's the price I have to pay, oh yeah, oh oh

They say I killed a man
But I never told them why
So you can guess what I've been through
So for twenty long years
I've been thinking of that other guy
And what I saw him do to you
What I saw him do to you

Listen here
So when tomorrow comes
And I walk outside that door
Try to understand the strain
But if you smile that smile
I know I couldn't ask for more
I know I'd do it all again
Yes I would
I know I'd do it all again 
Yeah yeah yeah yeah oh yeah

Do it all again
Do it all again

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LADY IN BLACK (Ken Hensley)

She came to me one morning
One lonely Sunday morning
Her long hair flowing in the midwinter wind
I know not how she found me
For in darkness I was walking
And destruction lay around me
From a fight I could not win ... Ah ah

She asked me name my foe then
I said the need within some men
To fight and kill their brothers
Without thought of love or God
And I begged her to give me horses 
To trample down my enemie
So eager was my passion
To devour this waste of life ... Ah ah

But she would not think of battle that
Reduces men to animals
So easy to begin
And yet impossible to end
For she's the mother of our men
Who counselled me so wisely then
I feared to walk alone again
And asked if she would stay

Oh, lady lend your hand outright
And let me rest here at your side
Have faith and trust in peace she said 
And filled my heart with life
There is no strength in numbers 
Have no such misconception
But when you need me
Be assured I won't be far away ... Ah ah

Thus having spoke she turned away
And though I found no words to say
I stood and watched until I saw
her black coat disappear
My labour is no easier
But now I know I'm not alone I'll find new heart
Each time I think upon that windy day
And if one day she comes to you
Drink deeply from he words so wise
Take courage from her as you prize
And say hello for me ...
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

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HIGH PRIESTESS (Ken Hensley) 

You, who brought the sunshine to my eyes
You, who wondered through my sad disguise
And I have a love that cannot die ... for you
 
High Priestess of my heart
Tell me that we wont part
Then let's get together in the sky
Leave the lonely world to wonder why
For we have a love that can't deny ... so true
High Priestess of my heart
Tell me that we wont part

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SALISBURY (David Byron/Ken Hensley/Mick Box) 

Somewhere in your eyes that very special glow
Something drawing me to where I do not know
I never really thought that I would lose myself 
Now I'm going faster than anybody else

You move without a sound and touch me with your hand
Just like the rains that fondles every little grain of sand
This thing we're gonna do, it's just for you and me
I'm gonna make it good, good as it can be, oh
Do it this time with me

You kiss is sweeter now your breath is getting warm
We must take our time last it through till dawn
I wonder will it be oh I expect it to
There have been other girls no one else like you
I feel a power here I never felt before
And I begin to see what drives us to want more
Oh girl of all my dreams please tell me if I'm wrong
Because I've been blue, but we belong, oh

As time passed and all too fast 
I just knew we couldn't last
And I guessed that the end was near at hand
Though we tried our love inside
It just crumpled up and died
What went wrong I will never understand
You tell me why
Alone again how could you leave me
Alone again I don't wanna be
Alone again, yeah!

There's a line in a rhyme I was going to send to you
It says: "All that is to be will surely be"
So though you had to go
Cause you needed someone new
Is there still a chance that you'll come back to me
I want you back you see
Alone again, how could you leave me
Alone again, how could you leave me
Alone again, I don't wanna be alone again, yeah 

Oh!

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Bonus tracks:

SIMON THE BULLET FREAK (Ken Hensley)

Freed of empty faces, give me your money
Make my life sunny for a day
Road that leads to nowhere, please stop your crying
I ain't fit for dying this way

Go steal another with your eye
Go try some other heartless lie

Land of hopeless speaking, bring back the moon
Don't play your silly games with me
Oh war of wasted of daydream, what is your need
I'm gonna bleed until you kill me

You've lost all sign of your direction
You're only looking for the next one
The next one to kill

Ashes of destruction spread out so far
Blackened others crying over me
See a one time city, now just a scar
Tears of the flower man fill the sea
Give me a chance to fly away
There's nothing here for me today
Today
Simon The Bullet Freak 

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HIGH PRIESTESS (Ken Hensley)

You, who brought the sunshine to my eyes
You, who wondered through my sad disguise
And I have a love that cannot die.. for you

High Priestess of my heart
Tell me that we wont part
Then let's get together in the sky
To leave the lonely world to wonder why
For we have a love that cannot deny.. so true
High Priestess of my heart
Tell me that we wont part

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Another bonus track:

HERE AM I (Ken Hensley)

I sit in my sunny chair
With my head held low
I know the reason I'm dreaming
It's really been fun
But where is there left to go
Save to give my life a new meaning

And if by chance
You'd come my way
I'll have to say
Here am I, give me love
Here am I, give me love

How was I to know
Your heart was unsatisfied
When you never troubled to tell me
No wish that you made to me
Ever was denied
I played it just the way
That it should be

But then you turned
And walked away
I have to say
Here am I, give me love
Here am I, give me love

Here am I, give me love

I imagine I must sit here
Till the winter comes
And just watch the days
Growing shorter
To gather in dust won't go
Till my thinking's done
And I walk from this troubled water

By then my need won't be so bad
And I'll gladly say
Here am I, give me love
Here am I, give me love ...

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