Gypsy
Very 'Eavy ... Very 'Umble ... (June 1970)
Mick Box /David Byron

Mick Box - Guitar
David Byron - Lead Vocals
Ken Hensley - Keyboards
Paul Newton - Bass
Alex Napier - Drums

I was only seventeen
I fell in love with a gypsy queen
She told me: "Hold on"
Her father was the leading man
He said: "You're not welcome on our land"
And then as a foe
He told me to go

He took me to a little shack
And put a whip across my back
Then told her leave me
I was out for quite a time
Came back with her on my mind
Sweet little girl
She means all the world

Oh, I want my gypsy queen
Will she still be torn between
Her father and lover
One day I will go to him
Strong enough to fight and win
The kind of a man
That he'll understand ...


Bird Of Prey
Salisbury (February 1971)
Mick Box /David Byron /Ken Hensley /Paul Newton

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboards
Keith Baker - Bass
Alex Napier - Drums

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 from 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 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 wouldn't try to keep that
Lovely bird of prey


Look At Yourself
Look At Yourself (October 1971)
Ken Hensley

Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Lead Vocals/Keyboards
Paul Newton - Bass
Ian Clarke - Drums
Teddy Osei/Mack Tontoh/Loughty Amao - Percussion

I see you running
Don't know what
You're running from
Nobody's coming
What'd you do that was so wrong

Look back and turn back
Look at yourself
Don't be afraid, just
Look at yourself

If you need assistance
Or if all you need is love
There's no point in hiding
Tell me what you're frightened of

You've got a friend, just
Look at yourself
Don't be afraid, just
Look at yourself


July Morning
Look At Yourself (October 1971)
David Byron /Ken Hensley

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboards
Paul Newton - Bass
Ian Clarke - Drums
Manfred Mann - Moog Synthesizer

There I was on a July morning
Looking for love
With the strength
Of a new day dawning
And the beautiful sun

At the sound
Of the first bird singing
I was leaving for home
With the storm
And the night behind me
And a road of my own

With the day came the resolution
I'll be looking for you
La la la la ...

I was looking for love
In the strangest places
Wasn't a stone
That I left unturned
Must have tried more
Than a thousand faces
But not one was aware
Of the fire that burned

In my heart, in my mind, in my soul
La la la la ...

In my heart, in my mind, in my soul
La la la la ...

There I was on a July morning
I was looking for love
With the strength
Of a new day dawning
And the beautiful sun

And at the sound
Of the first bird singing
I was leaving for home
With the storm
And the night behind me
Yeah, and a road of my own

With the day came the resolution
I'll be looking for you
La la la la ...


The Wizard
Demons And Wizards (May 1972)
Mark Clarke /Ken Hensley

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboards
Mark Clarke - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums

He was the wizard
Of a thousand kings
And I chanced to meet him
One night wandering
He told me tales
And he drank my wine
Me and my magic man
Kinda feeling fine 

He had a cloak of gold
And eyes of fire
And as he spoke
I felt a deep desire
To free the world
Of its fear and pain
And help the people
To feel free again

Why don't we listen to
The voices in our hearts
'Cause then I know we'd find
We're not so far apart
Everybody's got to be happy
Everyone should sing
For we know the joy of life
The peace that love can bring 

So spoke the wizard
In his mountain home
The vision of his wisdom
Means we'll never be alone
And I will dream of my magic night
And a million silver stars
That guide me with their light


Easy Livin'
Demons And Wizards (May 1972)
Ken Hensley

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboards
Gary Thain - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums

This is a thing I have
Never known before
It's called easy livin'
This is a place I've
Never seen before
And I've been forgiven

Easy livin' and I've been forgiven
Since you've taken
Your place in my heart

Somewhere along the lonely road
I had tried to find you
Day after day on that windy road
I had walked behind you

Easy livin' and I've been forgiven
Since you've taken
Your place in my heart

Waiting, watching
Wishing my whole life away
Dreaming, thinking
Ready for my happy day
And some easy livin'


Sweet Lorraine
The Magician's Birthday (November 1972)
Mick Box /David Byron /GaryThain

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboards/Lead Vocals
Gary Thain - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums

Would you like to take
This magic potion with me
On a trip to a cosmic
Playground far beyond
She understands
She's been before
It's in her hands
To find the door

Sweet Lorraine
Let the party carry on
You and I will swim the sea
Sweet Lorraine
Let the party carry on
You and I can feel the breeze

There is no time, no wealth
Only I surround you
The fortune of this guide
Is simply sincerity
She understands
'Cos she's been before
It's in her hands
To find the door, so


Stealin'
Sweet Freedom (September 1973)
Ken Hensley

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboard
Gary Thain - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums

Take me across the water
'Cause I need some place to hide
I done the rancher's daughter
And I sure did hurt his pride

Well, there's a
Hundred miles of desert
Lies between his hide and mine
I don't need no food
And no water, Lord
'Cos I'm running out of time

Fightin', killin', wine and women
Gonna put me to my grave
Runnin', hidin', losin', cryin'
Nothing left to save but my life

Stood on a ridge
And shunned religion
Thinking the world was mine
I made my break and a big mistake
Stealin', when I
Should've been buyin'

All that fightin', killin'
Wine and those women
Gonna put me to an early grave
Runnin', hidin', losin', cryin'
Nothing left to save but my life, life ...

So I stood on a ridge
And shunned religion
Thinking the world was mine
I made my break and a big mistake
Stealin', when I should've been buyin'
I was stealin'
When I should've been buyin'
I was stealin'
When I should've been buyin'
Stealin', when I should've been buyin'
I was stealin' ...


Something Or Nothing
Wonderworld (June 1974)
Mick Box /Ken Hensley /Gary Thain

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboard
Gary Thain - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums

There's never a day
When I've got nothing to do
Something to me
Might mean nothing to you

So don't don't don't don't
Look at me strangely now
We'll find the line
That's in the middle and run

Something, something or nothing

You say you love to spend days
But I will save mine
Waiting for the sun in your eyes
To turn the river to wine

But don't don't don't don't 
Look at me strangely now
We're gonna find the line
That's in the middle and run


Prima Donna
Return To Fantasy (May 1975)
David Byron /Mick Box /Lee Kerslake /Ken Hensley

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboard
John Wetton - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums
Mel Collins - saxophone

I'll go down fightin'
But rather be delightin'
All the people that come to see
The Devil's from Chicago
Nnow where the hell do they go
When we get in our limousines

'Cause we just want to be
Where it's all going on
But tell me what do you do
When it's over
And everyone who
Loved you is gone
They're gone
I said they're gone

You're our kind of people
You're the church
And we're the steeple
But we're all inside the hall
If we've got what you need
Then we'll give you the speed
To get up and have a ball

'Cause we just want to be
Where it's all going on
But tell me what do you do
When it's over
And everyone who
Loved you is gone

You're just another
Prima Donna of rock'n roll
So please let me know
When you want me to go


One Way Or Another
High And Mighty (June 1976)
Ken Hensley

Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboard/Leaad Vocals
John Wetton - Bass/Lead Vocals
Lee Kerslake - Drums

There's been some
Changes in my time
But this one's playing
Games with my mind
Stopped in my tracks
No thought of looking back
The lady's got me tied up
But I've already made my mind up
One way or another
She'll be mine

It wasn't anything I could define
None of those ringing bells
Giving me a sign
I just took a look
But I was on the hook
The lady's got me tied up
Don't know how it's gonna wind up
One way or another
Gonna be all right

I'm beginning to think
That a forever kind of love
Is the kind of love
I'll look for forever
But still I'll love and love again
One way or another
I will find my friend

I knew some day my heart
Would lead my head
Beyond the path
My chosen life had led
I'd been so sure
But where is the cure
The lady's got me real good
But you can't say
What I should do
One way or another
It's all over now

One way or another


Wise Man
Firefly (February 1977)
Ken Hensley

John Lawton - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboard
Trevor Bolder - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums

I sat before the wise man
In the autumn of my youth
And I told him all
The things I had to know
He said you have the future
If you need to find the truth
And in his eyes
I saw that it was so

So I came right out
And asked him
The meaning of life
And as he smiled
I saw a twinkle in his eye
He said with all his years
There's still so much
He has to learn
And once again
I saw that it was so

Keep on living, loving
Waiting your turn
It's the only way to
Ease your concern
If you want to find
Your dream, be sure
You donÍt wake up too soon
Or you'll find it easier
Shooting for the moon

Wise man, wise man
Which way shall I run
There's so many roads
So many ways to turn
I am like a blind man
Lost in the sun
I wanna be like you
And be a wise man too
But I'm looking for
An easy way to learn
And be a wise man too


Carry On
Conquest (February 1980)
Ken Hensley

John Sloman - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitars
Ken Hensley - Keyboards
Trevor Bolder - Bass
Chris Slade - Drums

Carry on ...

So what can I do, what can I say
Do I have to stand and
Watch you walk away
I know there's got to be
A better way
I just can't go on living for today

I thought I heard a voice
Out on the wind
And I'm sure I heard it say
I'd find a friend
And it said I'd find
The answers in the end
All I gotta do is carry on

Carry on, carry on, the time is flyin'
You need another love
Maybe another town
Carry on, carry on
Don't wait until your hope is gone
When your last chance
Comes round

I'm gonna keep on looking
I won't quit
Aggravation
It ain't gonna hurt a bit
And I believe that
I have seen the last of it
There's nothing left to do 
But carry on


That's The Way That It Is
Album: Abominog (March 1982)
Cover of Neon Smiles Album 1979 (Bliss Band)
Paul Bliss

Peter Goalby - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitars
John Sinclair - Keyboards
Bob Daisley - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums

I've been thinking about
What you said last night
And for all your fine words
You still don't have it right

'Cause that's the way that it is
And you won't ever change
You can scream at me
But the powers that be
Won't ever hear your voice
'Cause they're lost
In their own importance
No, they'll never hear your voice

'Cause that's the way that it is
And you won't ever change it

I've heard all your stories
Of how the few can be strong
And how you'll fight to the end
Just to prove me wrong

'Cause that's the way that you are
And you won't ever change it
But don't come cryin' to me
If your fanciful schemes
Don't turn out like you planned
'Cause you're chasin' after something
That keeps slippin' through your hand

That's the way that it is
And you won't change it


Hold Your Head Up
Raging Silence (May 1989)
Argent /White

Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitars
Phil Lanzon - Keyboards
Trevor Bolder - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums

And if it's bad
Don't let it get you down
You can take it
And if it hurts
Don't let them see you cry
You can make it

Just hold your head up woman
Hold your head up woman
Hold your head up woman
Hold your head high

Hold your head up woman
Hold your head up woman
Hold your head up woman
Hold your head high

And if they stare, just let them
Burn their eyes on you moving
And if they shout, don't let it change
A thing that you're doing

Hold your head up ...