Run, why should I run away When at the end the only truth certain - One day everyone dies - If only to justify life Live, I've lived a thousand lives; And anyon...

Meeting in this way who could have known How our destinies and ways apart have grown Looking still the same after all these years changing only in my memories ...

There coming over Charaton Bridge Look do you see the man who is poor but rich What do you wish; and where do you go; Who are you; where are you from: Will you ...

Everyday they clock me, everyday is just the same And the people I see, wear the same face as me As I turn the handle, time goes slowly by Is that all that ther...

Lying still; Am I dreaming Feel the chill Breath of fear Evil fingers Hover, linger Someone help me Terror fills my soul Living dead; Am I breathing Sightless, ...

Lying down here in the afternoon In my pretty cosy little cushioned room I can talk to all my funny friends in here I was told to rest why I am not quite clear...

1 Lock the door and go, heads still in a daze, throw the key away, lost all count of days Where's the float for the gas? How much left does he have? set the sta...

Look at the mirror over there, what do you see? Tell yourself a lie Are you as old as you seem? Feel something that you have to Being open, an innocent, wise on...

As the dust settles, see our dreams, all coming true it depends on you, If our times, they are troubled times, show us the way, tell us what to do As our faith...

I betcha thought we couldn't do it And if you did we wouldn't try I betcha thought we couldn't do it But if we didn't we would die We built our house stone by ...

There's a cat prowling through the streets at night And she's black and her eyes are burning yellow fierce and bright The lights are darkened; Senses sharpened;...

Empty promise broken the path has Not been paved any way Cogs in cogs the machine Is being left where it lay Anger and the rising murmur breaks The old circle, ...

Plastic, plastic, take the modern way Simulation, for my instant day Why should I care, if you say that it's no good It's for me, can't you see? Convenience, ev...

Chant) As years drift by and future dies 1 He sits and he thinks about all he's done in life, I'm now an old man, what have I been in life? what did I do? Had ...

Shuffling down the street with his sideways feet, Stopping now and then and he'll stop again, No doubt in his mind where he's going He doesn't care for his hai...

You might believe this one Try not to sew it yourself The threading won't stretch none Don't give me none of that line Why not? Got to sing something Love's son...

The moon is down Casting its shadow over the night-haunted town Mystical figures under the silence of light The trembling air Drifts slowly unseen over the hou...

1 She knows the streets where she walks, never were paved with gold can't return, but won't dream till she's old leaving it soon behind city so cold 2 And ever...

Once I was a boy, an innocent to life and my role in it, This world played my game, and anyone a clown or foil for myself The harmless affairs, and no-one seem...

Running away, I'll leave you my address, don't want you to reply to anybody Forward my mail to the next place I'll be responsible for nobody Given my best to t...

Who would believe me now that my hands are free, that my hands are free I never thought it would ever come to me, ever come to me Now that my life's my own, I l...

FRIENDS Where would I be without friends, to take good care of me, My friends, What would I do I would be alone On my own Enemies, some say add spice to your li...

I'm sorry to have been so much of a bore But in my own funny way I find I learn much more I realise what you think from your eyes, But in your own funny way I f...

The birth of a realisation; The rise of a high expectation; Emerging successful, defiant; Together the parts make a Giant See the world in the palm of his hand,...

You can be President Carter, Maybe Idi Amin, or say Muhammed Ali Make yourself Marlon Brando, Mickey Mouse, Anyone you can see Listen to all these songs Tell yo...

1 Isn't it strange, oh it's funny, working for years have no money, suddenly luck can smile on you and your life seems worth while to you Chorus: Just how much...

They were standing there - they were so near, yet so far away Were they so unreal?Just a dream of someone to be one day? There was endless fameThey were heroes,...

Rose in early morning, as the light came through, Searching in the ocean, did what he should do, Seeking not adventure, just a way of life, Sky above turned gre...

My eyes are ready, They're focusing on you I'm watching every move and all you do I see you everywhere, I'm here and now I'm there Nowhere you can hide, you're ...

1 I lost my head, it was not easy, unknown, unread, it wasn't easy, and each day, each night, wasn't wrong, nor right, I can't remember what I said I lost my he...

Where's the love that you once promised Where's the pride, was it all lies? Taking all, but giving nothing Did you want a compromise? All these years we spent ...

But in my own funny way I find I learn much more I realise what you think from your eyes, But in your own funny ways I find I learn much more My ways are stran...

Looking through the window can you tell me what you see You're sure you're really seeing what is meant to be a Glass a mirror to reflect what I conspire a visio...

As I sit, as the world goes 'round, In the room I've known before Is it me? Am I inside out? In a dream, as I watch the floor Everywhere, see, they are closing ...

1 Yes it's been hard, going a long time and we're together even now Why do you ask? Surely you know it! Isn't it clear just when and how What can we tell you? A...

Isn't it quiet and cold walking all alone, alone? Happened I missed the bus and found I had to walk, alone What was that? Only me Hear the echo of my feet Foot...

Looked in the papers, looked in the magazines Wanted to find out, to know Was there an answer, was there really something Hidden beneath them below Searched in ...

Strange though we made it, in those days that were bare What pulled us through them, something was there I can remember, drifting apart, Thoughtless ways much s...

See me, what I am, what I was, what I'll be, Hear me, understand that I'm not what you see Take this, take the man, middle term, common me Don't you see that I'...

All in all each man in all men All men in each man He can see she can't, she can see she can see whatever, whatever You may know what I don't know, but not that...

HOLD ON; To the little brown bag If it's all (that) she has to show, Torn like a rag, Crazy lady she doesn't know, LOOK IN; Cos there's nothing inside, Was ther...

Am I dreaming Feel the chill Breath of fear Evil fingers Hover, linger Someone help me Terror fills my soul Living dead; Am I breathing Sightless, blind Heart ...

Now the wings fell to ground as the miles they were crossed All the years seemed like days as the time it was lost For without his solutions and reasons for why...

Look around my rooms and see the prizes I have showing Working hard to build my life and plan the way I'm going House and car and pretty wife - they've all been...

Up, up, time to fly Moving all around, going everywhere from town to town, All looking the same, changing only in name, Days turn into nights, time is nothing ...

Mountain time, mountain date Hope to be there, before it's late I need to see you, looking fine Gotta be there, mountain time Mountain time, mountain date Hope ...

Sing your song, words that have to continue Tell a tale, seal the screen that is in you Make your peace, face to face that is after Reasons plain, tears of pain...

No stranger, No danger in your home It's walking, It's talking on it's own No stranger, No danger in your home It's walking, It's talking on it's own One starin...

Now she sits by the riverside Watching the waters glide by, With a sigh And the things she put faith in Are ripples just waving her by With a sigh She sees love...

Watching the waters glide by, With a sigh And the things she put faith in Are ripples just waving her by With a sigh She sees lovers pass by with much more tha...

You walk in here, and it seems you think You own the place You ruin the sinks and you write on the wall After all the consideration given you, I thought you wou...

In my way did I use you, do you think I really abused you On reflection now it doesn't matter: How can you say I made you need me more than anyone else Who can ...

How can I laugh or cry When my mind is sorely torn? Badabec had to die Fair Pantagruel is born Shall I weep, yes, for why? Then laugh and show my scorn Born wi...

Free from the start - Left to depart - Finding the pleaser and the pain in his art Lost in the hush - No need to rush - Time waits for him, him who creates with...

Why do you question When there's no answer told? Plain truth is nothing You can't buy it when it's sold Save all your money And they won't reason why Why all th...

As I hold the key to the back door of the world I feel my Hand touching bounds never had before I can view the power of my position and my eyes can see more tha...

You may not have all you want or you need all that you have has been due to my hand, it can change, it can stay the same, who can say, who can make their claim ...

Three friends are made, three lives are laughs and tears Through years of school and play they share As time stands still the days change into years And future ...

Gather round the village square Come good people both wretched and fair See the troubadour play on the drum Hear my songs on the lute that I strum I will make y...

Touching the last of what is past Moving silent water fell the first that comes Slow and winding, flowing free Peaceful music in its sound of distant drums Trus...

Rock climber, Good-timer, Backstager, All-nighter Rock climber, Good-timer, follows the songs through the night In the night Backstager, All-nighter, Fills you ...

The bell rings And all things Are calling The days past The play's cast Remember September When we were Together Together Together Schooldays the happy days whe...

And we're sitting here Wondering where the peaceful night has gone Over factories Shadows on the street, our lives still go on Another day, the songs the same ...

Hear, he'll do it all for you, you will see it, wise and knowing what to do, what to be and every word is Lies, he only tells the truth, for he means it, means...

Smooth-talkin', slow-walkin' tell no lie Cool is the fool with the eagle eye Spending my time Drunk and living fast Nobody knows what lies in my past I'm lookin...

THANK YOU, for staying around so long, I know it's been hard You spend half your life, just testing the ground THANK YOU, I thought you would come to along, I d...

The rise of a high expectation; Emerging successful, defiant; Together the parts make a Giant See the world in the palm of his hand, Striding steps that will c...

Instrumental) Not to be confused with the play of the same name - at least not the characters, we hope This piece is for Gentle Giant as a whole - out enginee...

Sing your song, words that have to continue Tell a tale, seal the screen that is in you Make your peace, face to face that is after Reasons plain, tears of pain...

The room and street are known only to me and a few I won't tell nobody A place to meet where no-one can tell you what to do I won't tell nobody Here, Awake in s...

And the horse riding up through the red skies The moon is down With a gold coloured bird through the cloud flies The moon is down Look East to the Sun, Oh where...

Run, run, the shotgun has got you in it's range Turn, turn away, when it's time to make a change Look where you're going try not to lose your way What good is k...

[Instrumental] Derek Shulman, lead vocals, backing vocals and some bass; Ray Shulman, most bass, violin, some guitar, percussion, and backing vocals; Phil Shu...

He is the runaway, Lie low the wanted man Mask his elusive face, Soon he will getaway and free is his future no more aimless time to spend And evading, he's esc...

(A personal song It has been kept simple to retain the essentially intimate mood of the piece) Why am I using words, no more to say without you Close the door...

Rests where he's staying, nowhere he knows, A place where nobody cares where he's straying or where he goes To find no-one in particular, footloose, adventure s...

See now, like cat then mouse, I move, they move, the game hasn't an end Good news soon, bad news then, I know the sound that says "nothing again" What then? The...

Two weeks in Spain makes the year disappear easy Two weeks in Spain, you forget, bored and yet weary We're back again, drink the wine, weather's fine, only Two ...

Wheels go 'round, from end to end, A passage run, go down, descend And underground the air is stale With blurring light and endless rail On the wheels in motion...

And though all the hard times, are really due to me, it is still in me, to wave all this unrest Things must stay, there must be no change, anyway, time to rearr...

You'll find an answer, You've got to believe in your own way of life So you'll have to find an answer, You'll have to find a way, Try to find, Try to find You'...

Yeah, now I'm back here in Hollywood, I pick up the phone, turn the pages Hi, got a friend and he said I should not be on my own, Come on over, Take you to our ...

Once he could smile maybe happy Fighting for his future and his destinations There were his friends he'd rely on Everyone had nothing but their aspirations Soon...

Words from the wise, encourage you, carries all your taking on, Words from the wise, discourage too many people when things go wrong Words from the wise, encou...

Working all day, I'm digging up the roads, just working all day Dig for my pay and spend it where I like I've nothing to say Drown in my sweat but money buys es...

The ship's rising up from the sea to the sky heyeheh Hold on Just one sorry scream and a desperate cry heyeheh Hold on Their lives pass before them before they ...