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

Feel Like (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

I feel as volatile as the weather Over fields of Scottish heather The night before Hallowe'en You know I feel like A catamaran in summer The beat of a reggae drummer The flag of a brigantine This is the

Genie On A Table Top (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

There was a glint of scintillation Hanging over everyone you'd meet And it makes me feel okay Like a big yellow tractor going mowing through a field of hay Like a genie on a table top surfing through

Zero She Flies Al Stewart

like a seagull From the mountain he watches her, Biding his time But his eyes are the eyes of an eagle He's a hawthorn, A raven, A scarecrow, A haven For moon-blessed thought and opinion He will laugh

King Of Portugal Al Stewart

Dreamed I was the King of Portugal In a big four poster bed Noble tapestries from wall to wall And a crown upon my head Bells ring and servants bring The jewels and the robes For the night to begin Would

Life 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

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

House Of Clocks Al Stewart

I once had a qilded clock Constructed in la Belle Epoque The hour hand broke, now it won't turn back So long, so long, so long I once had a sundial too But green and wild my garden grew The undergrowth

Class Of '58 Al Stewart

Old jazz guys being interviewed Thirty years beyond their prime With memories of road shows From the Golden Age of Swingtime The piano player strikes a chord Leans forward on his stool And through they've

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

Helen And Cassandra (2005 Digital Remaster) 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, 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

Year Of The Cat (LP Version) Al Stewart

Year Of The Cat - Al Stewart On a morning from a Bogart movie In a country where they turn back time You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre Contemplating a crime She comes out of the

Year Of The Cat (2001 - Remaster) Al Stewart

On a morning from a Bogart movie In a country where they turn back time You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre Contemplating a crime She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running Like a

Year Of The Cat al stewart

On a morning from a Bogart movie In a country where they turn back time You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre Contemplating a crime She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running

Year Of The Cat al stewart

On a morning from a Bogart movie In a country where they turned back time You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre Contemplating a crime She comes out of the sun in a silk dress

Year Of The Cat (Acoustic) Al Stewart

On a morning from a Bogart movie In a country where they turn back time You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre Contemplating a crime She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running Like

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

On a morning from a Bogart movie In a country where they turn back time You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre Contemplating a crime She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running

Year of the Cat (2001 Remaster) Al Stewart

On a morning from a Bogart movie In a country where they turn back time You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre Contemplating a crime She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running Like

Hipposong (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

I was surrounded by a large hippopotamus And nine of its friends who declared quite a lot of us Are feeling rather blue And we don't know what to do I turned away but the large hippopotamus Said that his

License To Steal Al Stewart

He walks into the room He's got a briefcase like a bomb A smile on both faces And he calls it aplomb He wants a bite of your apple Hands you back the peel He's fresh out of law school He's got a license

Don't Forget Me (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

The sun is going down across the great unknown Lights come on inside the towers made of stone A muffled drum plays out of sight and all alone Summer is over The city lies awake and breathes electric air

Sirens Of Titan Al Stewart

"I was drawn by the sirens of Titan Carried along by their call Seeking for a way to enlighten Searching for the sense of it all Like a kiss on the wind I was thrown to the stars Captured and ordered

Three Mules Al Stewart

Three mules came over a hill They were dragging a cart Creaking, it seemed to be falling apart Laden with millions of dreams It weighed more than they thought They never noticed the wheels getting caught

Beacon Street Al Stewart

When your little world has fallen apart You'll be living on Beacon Street In a flat above a laundry It's warm and forgiving on Beacon Street Hundreds of paperback novels adorning your shelves Piles of

The Age Of Rhythm Al Stewart

Al Stewart - Age of Rhythm Today I feel like Dorothy Parker Today I've got the critical eye I paint my world just a little bit darker Don't even have to try Everyone seems a little bit desperate Oh so

Bad Reputation Al Stewart

You've got a bad reputation All over the street There's some indication You've been indiscreet Oh I know you can turn on the charm When you feel so inclined Whatever I do I can't get you out of my mind

Mr. Lear Al Stewart

Lear How pleasant to know at the end of the day he's near With a portfolio that daily features diverse creatures You open the book and it's true The world is a lot more mysterious than we knew Round every

Trains (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

grown, I stood before horizons made of dreams I think I stole a kiss or two while rolling on the clicking wheels of trains Trains All our lives were a whistle stop affair No ties or chains Throwing words

Charlotte Corday (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

If you hear a step upon Your stair tonight If you see a shadow in The candle light It's only your imagination Leading you astray See her for a moment Then she'll slip away The ghost of Charlotte Corday

Clifton In The Rain Al Stewart

The rain came down like beads Bouncing on the noses of the People from the train A flock of salty ears Sparkled in the traffic lights Feet squelched soggy leaves across the grain I took my

Fields Of France Al Stewart

His flying jacket still has her perfume Memories of the night Play across his mind High above the fields of France A single biplane in a clear blue sky 1917, no enemy was seen High above the

Nostradamus Al Stewart

dream It seemed I stood alone And the veil of all the years Goes sinking from my eyes like a stone A king shall fall and put to death by the English parliament shall be Fire and plague to London come in

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

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

Marion The Chatelaine (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

When the great collector found her She was just a girl She rang a chord inside him And he stole her to the centre of his world Many wished they could be in her shoes But she surely did know how to have

Marion The Chatelaine Al Stewart

> When the great collector found her She was just a girl She rang a chord inside him And he stole her to the centre of his world Many wished they could be in her shoes But she surely did know how to

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

Orel Closer and closer to Moscow they come Riding the wind like a bell General Guderian stands at the crest of the hill Winter brought with the rains, oceans of mud filled the roads Gluing the tracks

Joe The Georgian Al Stewart

> Now I've got my payment For the service that I gave They've given me my ticket To this place beyond the grave I suppose it's kind of funny I suppose it's kind of sad Thinking back on all the times

Peter On The White Sea (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

When I took my boat out to the White Sea I had no care in the world Not a cloud disturbed the sky I was dreaming only of how it might be Then dark fell into the day And the wind began to rise Peter on

Broadway Hotel Al Stewart

You told the man in the Broadway Hotel Nothing was stranger than being yourself And he replied, with a tear in his eye Love was a rollaway Just a cajole away Mist on a summer's day Nothing was clear Love

Where Are They Now Al Stewart

I raised you to your feet, with your hand inside my own We set off upon a journey, each together, each alone In the days that followed oh our lives did overlap I learned the contours of your body like

Roads To Moscow Al Stewart

Orel Closer and closer to Moscow they come Riding the wind like a bell General Guderian stands at the crest of the hill Winter brought with her the rains, oceans of mud filled the roads Gluing the tracks

A Man For All Seasons Al Stewart

What if you reached the age of reason Only to find there was no reprieve Would you still be a man for all seasons?

Coldest Winter In Memory (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

The coldest winter in memory was 1709 The sea froze off the coast of France all along the Neptune line By the lost town of Dunwich the shore was washed away They say you hear the church bells still as

Running Man (2005 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

while you can There's just ten minutes, nothing more' Time only for the essentials Better gather them and run The false name inside the passport The gold bars and the gun And once again they've come out of

Running Man Al Stewart

the past And though your mind is cool your heart is beating fast You've been through it all before Each time you wish a little more that you could ask What do you want from me?

Sampan Al Stewart

> The sun is high, looking out I see The emptiness beyond the jetty Seagulls raining like confetti On the Water Sea and sky come together in A hazy kiss out on the ocean Europe seems a foreign notion

Blow Your Mansion Down (2006 Digital Remaster) Al Stewart

just go to the end of the lineBut if you get off this train You never gonna get back on again And if you get out of this car I don't believe you're ever gonna get too far And if you should leave me now