Strawbs piosenki

Looking through their windows Peering through lace curtains All the little ladies With grey haired hat-pinned heads Watching people they know who don't understand That they're living their lonely lives second hand Even second hand's better than none. Spreadin...

Waves to Belladonna from the window In the hope that she will notice And may wish to know his name. But cruel Belladonna Turns to face the waiting sunrise With its promise of excitement Thinking little of the game. Shine your lantern brightly Do not heed the...

Hero's face was gaunt and tanned His sail was set in search of land His life-raft, solely by him manned Was guided by the tide Heroine wore fleecy white She beckoned like some saviour bright Shipwrecked sailors in the night Were bid welcome to her side. Where...

The old house stands deserted Crumbling and decaying Its broken windows watching As a young child wanders In amongst the roses Overgrown and falling The garden once was cared for Life is like the garden. The roses reach to touch her They wh...

By still waters I lay down with the lambs In pastures green I made peace with my soul And I cared not for the night While my guiding star shone bright By still waters I lay down I lay down. Lay down, I lay me down Lay down, I lay me down Lay down, I l...

Speak only with your voices And not the sword Listen to your leaders And the words of the Lord. Shake hands with your brothers Has been my theme For I have had a dream. While fury gathers around you Provoking you to hate Remember what I told you Don't heed t...

There's blood in the dust Where the city's heart beats The children play games That they take from the streets How can you teach when you've so much to learn May you turn In your grave New world. There is hate in your eyes I have seen it before Planning destr...

Now I'm a union man Amazed at what I am I say what I think That the company stinks Yes I'm a union man. When we meet in the local hall I'll be voting with them all With a hell of a shout It's out brothers out And the rise of the factory's fall. Oh you don't...

If in some capricious moment I should give you cause to fear Then you have but to remember That my being here is mere fortune For the rules have been laid down To guide the thoughts of those who stray. If in some deserted hour We should murmur last goodbyes W...

The village square stands quiet with the curfew still in force The streets are even clear of dogs and whores Like some evil bird of prey the scaffold spreads its wings The people build their fires and bolt their doors The mayor is giving dinner to the officers...

He came into the shop and looked me straight between the eyes And said "You know I'm Jesus" and I must have looked surprised Because he said "Please don't be hasty, no-one understands But I've got a way to prove it" and he lifted up his hands He was the man wh...

Wake up one day, you're left alone From now on you're on your own The sands of time are running low You'll have nothing left to show The months slip by and change to years Soon the twilight gloom appears And then one day before you know You'll have nothing lef...