Real And Unreal Al Stewart

Did you ever have the feeling You're the only person living in the world And people that you see Are one-dimensional and never there at all Even just the commonplace Warm familiar greetings are a lie Their

the palace of versailles al stewart

the palace of versailles-al stewart the wands of smoke are rising from the walls of the Bastille and through the streets of Paris Runs a sense of the unreal The kings have all departed Their servants

Palace Of Versailles al stewart

* Palace Of Versailles * The wands of smoke are rising From the walls of the Bastille And through the streets of Paris Runs a sense of the unreal.

The Palace Of Versailles (LP Version) Al Stewart

to moonn6pence from shootingstar(papayeverte) The Palace Of Versailles by Al Stewart The wands of smoke are rising From the walls of the Bastille And through the streets of Paris Runs a sense

Josephine Baker Al Stewart

I was watching TV late last night And a scene transported me Long gone figures came back to life In a documentary Though I saw them dance for joy I was sad I missed that show If I had a time machine I

Mixed Blessing (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

She never learned her lesson She had to have it all It was a real mixed blessing I don't believe she saw She liked to keep them guessing Sometime later on She'd gather her possessions and be gone When

Lindy Comes To Town Al Stewart

> Lindy flew his plane across the dark Atlantic Put her down near Paris and the crowds went frantic They raced across the field, to touch the wings and wheels And reach inside the cockpit just to see

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

If It Doesn'T Come Naturally Leave It Al Stewart

and showed me the scars She got from trying to fight Saying oh, youd better believe it.

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

Nothing that's forced can ever be right If it doesn't come naturally, leave it That's what she said as she turned out the light And we bent our backs as slaves of the night She lowered her guard and showed

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

Nothing that's forced can ever be right If it doesn't come naturally, leave it That's what she said as she turned out the light And we bent our backs as slaves of the night Then she lowered her guard and

Unreal Limp

I'd be lying if I tried to tell you I'm grounded while asleep at the wheel I'm looking tired so don't try to wake me I'm living and I'm finally the hero My voice is thunder My spine is steel It's my

In Brooklyn (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

sat down to play on a doorstep saying 'Come back to my place I will show you the stars and the signs' So I followed her into the black lands Where the window frames peel and flake And the old Jewish face

In Brooklyn Al Stewart

She sat down to play on a doorstep Saying 'Come back to my place I will show you the stars and the signs' So I followed her into the black lands Where the window frames peel and flake And the old Jewish

Class Of '58 Al Stewart

all seen better days They've got that air of faded cool It's an entree of another world One of tailcoats and victrolas And one day they'll make TV shows On aging rock-and-rollers On aging rock-and-rollers

Somewhere In England 1915 Al Stewart

On the platform of an old railway station I enter a dream And a couple are saying good-bye through the noise and the steam But it's just "Brief Encounter" my mind is trying to rerun And I wait for the

Helen And Cassandra Al Stewart

> According to the myths and legends At the fringes of our memory Paris stole the queen of Sparta And carried her across the sea As they fled, he never dreamt That he held the world in his grip Helen

Merlin's Time (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

And I think of you now As a dream that I had long ago In a kingdom lost in time In a forest of evening The archer is bending a bow And I see you bring him bread and wine Down the legions of years The invaders

Merlin's Time Al Stewart

And I think of you now As a dream that I had long ago In a kingdom lost in time In a forest of evening The archer is bending a bow And I see you bring him bread and wine Down the legions of years The invaders

Three Mules Al Stewart

lowered heads Hoping that all would be fine I see them now Time out of time Ramsey and Stanley and Neville Were the names of the mules Each wore a bridle encrusted with jewels And though a murmur of voices

Zero She Flies Al Stewart

"She's a mollusk, A seamstress, A princess, A priestess, A negress, She knows her position She's a swallow, A willow, A cello, A pillow, A bow And also a physician She takes your eyes And mends

My Egyptian Couch Al Stewart

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 out of a mime And

Pandora Al Stewart

Pandora comes today As she dazzles and she dances You find hope and lose yourself again She never stays the same She changes moods like summer thunder Still you look for sunlight through the rain.

Manuscript (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

the 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

One Stage Before (2001 Remaster) Al Stewart

It seems to me as though I've been upon this stage before And juggled away the night for the same old crowd These harlequins you see with me, they too have held the floor As here once again they strut

One Stage Before Al Stewart

It seems to me as though I've been upon this stage before And juggled away the night for the same old crowd These harlequins you see with me, they too have held the floor As here once again they strut

Roads To Moscow Al Stewart

on our knees And all that I ever Was able to see The fire in the air glowing red Silhouetting the smoke on the breeze All summer they drove us back through the Ukraine Smolensk and Viasma soon fell By

Joe The Georgian Al Stewart

smoky In this ante-room to Hell And I won't make up a story 'Cause you know the truth so well It's much too late to worry That we never had a chance And when Joe the Georgian gets here We will dance,

Roads To Moscow (Live; 2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

our knees And all that I ever Was able to see The fire in the air, glowing red Silhouetting the smoke on the breeze All summer they drove us back through the Ukraine Smolensk and Viasma soon fell By Autumn

A League Of Notions Al Stewart

I'm here sitting in the wreck of Europe With a map of Europe Spread out in a hall of Versailles And every single nationality and principality have come for a piece of the pie I'm sitting in the wreck of

Blow Your Mansion Down (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

There's a sign in the distance In the hollywood hills And it's calling the faithful to come And you know that they will See the pied piper standing up in the limousine shine Saying here is your ticket

You Should Have Listened To Al Al Stewart

And I would hate it to be run-of-the mill "Oh love me or leave me but please don't deceive me For if you do, I'll know, believe me I want you to know I don't want you to go anyway And yes I was doing alright

Laughing Into 1939 (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

Party hat and satin dress Silver paper curled in her long black hair Tapping one small elegant shoe in time Oh, the way she plays with them Smile at one, then dance with another Pretty soon they're forming

Laughing Into 1939 Al Stewart

Party hat and satin dress Silver paper curled in her long black hair Tapping one small elegant shoe in time Oh, the way she plays with them Smile at one, then dance with another Pretty soon they're forming

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

Trains (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

wide Through the nineteenth century Some straight and true, some serpentine From the cities to the sea And out of sight Of those who rode in style there worked the military mind On through the night to

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

Most of the better bred Woollen toys have gone to bed And the teddy bear is a sleeping in the cupboard And the wooden soldiers all And the rubber bouncing ball Are list'ning to the tales of mother Hubbard

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

Running Man (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

Before the phone hits the receiver You're halfway to the door The voice said 'get out while you can There's just ten minutes, nothing more' Time only for the essentials Better gather them and run The false

Running Man Al Stewart

Before the phone hits the receiver You're halfway to the door The voice said 'get out while you can, There's just ten minutes, nothing more' Time only for the essentials Better gather them and run The

Nostradamus Al Stewart

In the east the wind is blowing the boats across the sea And their sails will fill the morning and their cries ring out to me Oh, the more it changes, the more it stays the same And the hand just re-arranges

Year Of The Cat al stewart

She doesn't give you time for questions As she locks up your arm in hers And you follow 'till your sense of which direction Completely disappears By the blue tiled walls near the market stalls There's

Year Of The Cat al stewart

watercolor in the rain Don't bother asking for explanations She'll just tell you that she came In the year of the cat She doesn't give you time for questions As she locks up your arm in hers And

Year Of The Cat (Acoustic) Al Stewart

watercolour in the rain Don't bother asking for explanations She'll just tell you that she came In the year of the cat She doesn't give you time for questions As she locks up your arm in hers And

Year Of The Cat (Single Version) (Live) Al Stewart

She doesn't give you time for questions As she locks up your arm in hers And you follow 'till your sense of which direction Completely disappears By the blue tiled walls near the market stalls

Lord Grenville (2001 Remaster) Al Stewart

Go and tell Lord Grenville that the tide is on the turn It's time to haul the anchor up and leave the land astern We'll be gone before the dawn returns Like voices onthe wind.

Year of the Cat (2001 Remaster) Al Stewart

She doesn't give you time for questions As she locks up your arm in hers And you follow 'till your sense of which direction Completely disappears By the blue tiled walls near the market stalls There's

Lord Grenville Al Stewart

Go and tell Lord Grenville that the tide is on the turn It's time to haul the anchor up and leave the land astern We'll be gone before the dawn returns Like voices onthe wind.

End Of The Day Al Stewart

And in the evening when the day goes down She leaves the bright house lights Stands and watches with her coat pulled around At torches light the western skies Sometimes she thinks she knows him just too

Between The Wars Al Stewart

Paul Gervaise picks up the Herald And sees the face of Zelda Fitzgerald She's part of the scene Of life between the wars The tropic sun is sticky and warm And it bakes the head of Somerset Maugham Who