Gypsy Album: Very 'Eavy ... Very 'Umble ... (1970) Mick Box /David Byron 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 ... Come Away Melinda Album: Very 'Eavy ... Very 'Umble ... (1970) Fred Hellerman /Fran Minkoff Daddy, daddy, come and look See what I have found A little ways away from here While digging in the ground Come away Melinda Come in and close the door It's nothing, just a picture-book They had before the war Daddy, daddy, come and see Daddy, come and look Why, there's four or five Little Melinda girls Inside my picture book Come away Melinda Come in and close the door There were lots of little girls like you Before they had the war Oh Daddy, daddy, come and see Daddy, hurry do Why, there's someone In a pretty dress She's all grown up like you Won't you tell me why Come away Melinda Come in and close the door That someone is your Mummy You had before the war Daddy, daddy, tell me if you can Why can't things be The way they were Before the war began Come away Melinda Come in and close the door The answer lies in yesterday Before they had the war Bird Of Prey Album: Salisbury (1971) Mick Box /David Byron /Ken Hensley /Paul Newton 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 I'll Keep On trying Album: Very 'Eavy ... Very 'Umble ... (1970) Mick Box /David Byron You came to me With all of your lies And I was taken in so well It took me quite a time To see the disguise You made it very hard to tell Now here you are again But you're begging in vain 'Cause I really don't want to know You came to me With a little bit of charm You had me down on my knees I didn't really think There was any harm But all you ever did was tease You took all the love That I ever had to give There was nothing left to show Well, I remember everything Everything around me The long dark of winter Till the breath of spring Came close enough to drown me So I'm gonna keep on trying Till I feel like dying And I lay down and pass away But that won't happen till tomorrow And by then I can Borrow another day So I'm gonna keep on trying High Priestess Album: Salisbury (1971) Ken Hensley You, who brought The sunshine to my eyes You, who wondered Through my sad disguise And I have a love That cannot die ... for you High priestess of my heart Tell me that we won't part Then let's get together in the sky To leave the lonely world To wonder why For we have a love We can't denie ... so true ... The Park Album: Salisbury (1971) Ken Hensley Let me walk a while alone Among the sacred rocks and stones Let me look in vain belief Upon the beauty of each leaf There is green in every blade The tree tops lean providing shade Maypoles spin in happy sound All nature's strength around And there's a horse that feels no pain Its iron strength to take the strain Children rock it to and fro And gaily drink its colour-glow Above, the sky, devoid of cloud Thinks not to cast a thunder shroud Upon this place so full of joy A field of gold of loves employ So, why my heavy heart? You say When tears would stain The sights so gay My brother's dreams once here did soar Until he died at the hand Of needless war Lady In Black Album: Salisbury (1971) Ken Hensley She came to me one morning One lonely Sunday morning Her long hair flowing In the midwinter wind I know not how she found me For in darkness I was walking And destruction lay around me From a fight I could not win Ah ah ah ... She asked me name my foe then I said the need within some men To fight and kill their brothers Without thought of love or God And I begged her give me horses To trample down my enemies So eager was my passion To devour this waste of life Ah ah ah ... But she wouldn't think of battle that Reduces men to animals So easy to begin And yet impossible to end For she's the mother of our men Who counselled me so wisely then I feared to walk alone again And asked if she would stay Ah ah ah ... Oh lady lend your hand outright And let me rest here at your side Have faith and trust In peace she said And filled my heart with life There is no strength in numbers Have no such misconception But when you need me Be assured I won't be far away Ah ah ah ... Thus having spoke she turned away And though I found no words to say I stood and watched until I saw Her black coat disappear My labour is no easier But now I know I'm not alone I find new heart each time I think upon that windy day And if one day she comes to you Drink deeply from her words so wise Take courage from her As your prize And say hello from me Ah ah ah ... Look At Yourself Album: Look at Yourself (1971) Ken Hensley 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 Album: Look At Yourself (1971) David Byron /Ken Hensley 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 ... Tears In My Eyes Album: Look At Yourself (1971) Ken Hensley I thought no-one could keep us From sharing the rest of our lives Like a fool I believed you were true And had no disguise There's a clear blue sky outside And the summer is fine But with tears in my eyes I'm no longer Pretending you're mine It's the same weary story Of a woman abusing her man So I have to forget you Though I'm not even sure if I can Love Machine Album: Look At Yourself (1971) Mick Box /David Byron /Ken Hensley Lovely little lady You got me on the run You're a love machine And you say that I'm your gun But I don't care 'Cause I've got to know She said she were a loser The kind that came off worse So I had to try hard To satisfy your thirst But I don't care 'Cause I've got to know The only time she's happy Is when the bullets fly And she'll make you Feel you're better Than any other guy And I don't care 'Cause I've got to know Lovely little lady You got me on the run You're a love machine And I'm trying to be your gun And I don't care 'Cause I've got to know The Wizard Album: Demons And Wizards (1972) Mark Clarke /Ken Hensley 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 Why Recorded as Look At Yourself sessions at Lansdown Studios July 1971 Mick Box /David Byron /Paul Newton /Ken Hensley Thought of no tomorrow The pain, tears and sorrow And you never told me why The way you cheated And mistreated You could never tell me why But I'm gonna find out I'm gonna find out What's been messing up your mind Messing up your mind Is there any true reason Or anything I can explain Can't we talk about it baby Get together again You see I have the feeling That this isn't the end And I feel it knowing On you I depend I'm gonna find out Yeah, I'm gonna find out What has been Messing up your mind Perhaps it's best for us To stay together And try to live our lives as one And maybe we will find We're still together To watch the setting of the sun Traveller In Time Album: Demons And Wizards (1972) Mick Box /David Byron /Lee Kerslake Every day I have to look to the sun To see where it was that I have come from I have a feeling that There must be a time When I'll get a chance to go home 'Cause I'm so tired Of being here alone But I'm just a traveller in time Trying so hard to pay for my crime If I could go back The same way I got here And see the people that I once held so near I'd do my best to Find an answer for you But first I must wait till I'm set free And I don't know How long that's gonna be 'Cause I'm a man with A whole lot on his mind Just out there somewhere Travelling in time Travelling in time I've tried for so long to find Some way of helping mankind Easy Livin' Album: Demons And Wizards (1972) Ken Hensley 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' Circle Of Hands Album: Demons And Wizards (1972) Ken Hensley Circle of hands Cold spirits plan Searching my land For an enemy Came across Love's sweet cost And in the face of beauty Evil was lost Sky full of eyes Minds full of lies Black from their cold hearts Down to their graves Murdered the dawn Spreading their scorn Cursing the sun Of which love was born We must keep them away Or pretty soon we'll pay And count the cost in sorrow Sacrifice - the future has it's price And today is only Yesterday's tomorrow Tomorrow ... Rainbow Demon Album: Demons And Wizards (1972) Ken Hensley There rides the rainbow demon On his horse of crimson fire Black shadows are following closely On the heels of his desire Ridin' on in the mist of morning No one dared to stand in his way Possessed by some distant calling Riding on through night and day Rainbow demon Pick up your heart and run Rainbow demon Lives for his sword and his gun Paradise / The spell Album: Demons And Wizards (1972) Ken Hensley I feel you trying Though in my heart I know you're lying And though your love For me is dying I see you crying It's the pain of your secret heart Bringing you to tears Filling you with fears For your mind and for your soul I touch you softly now Borne on by hope Until the end somehow I am a man and I must keep my vow I must go on But the wall of your secret heart Keeps my distance clear Helps my footsteps fall Back in line inside my mind What's the use you turned me loose And left me here to cry Where's the love we talked about Where's my sunny sky Secret hearts and sorry tales Will never help love grow Spread your wings my daunted soul The time has come to go I will not be hurried down Or blackened by your lies I must go and find my dream And live in paradise ... What do you think I am Do you think I'm dreaming Don't you know I know What it is you're scheming Who d'you think gave you the right Hidden by the dead of night To take the world and Turn it upside down When it should be round Seems I made it just in time To use my reason and my rhyme To save us from The evils of your mind I will cast the spell Be sure I'll cast it well I will light a fire Kindled with desire I'll fill you with fear So you know I'm here And I won't be treated like a fool It's no good you pretending There'll be no happy ending I'm alive and darkness is my tool But when the night is over And daytime steals your cover The goodness of the morning sun Will warm away What you have done And leave you cold I have no need for moonlight You're wrong to trust in sunlight For I exist not just in storms But in life itself in so many forms To leave you cold I will leave you now But you won't defeat me You had best beware When you come to meet me Love and truth will follow me An army of reality Brought from every corner Of the world You will never break the spell I'll summon all the fires of hell And this is my advice For what it's worth Let us not begin This fight we cannot win Be sure you're watching me 'Cause all through your life Everyday and everynight You should know that I'll be watching you Sunrise Album: The Magician's Birthday (1972) Ken Hensley Sunrise And the new day's breakin' through The morning Of another day without you And as the hours roll by No-one's there to see me cry Except the sunrise The sunrise and you Tired eyes drift across the shore Looking for love and nothing more But as the sea rolls by No-one's there to see me cry Excep the sunrise The sunrise and you Sunrise Bless my eyes Catch my soul Make me whole again Sunrise, new day Hear my song I'm tired of fightin' And foolin' around But from now on Till who knows when My sword will be my pen And I'll love you, love you For all of my time Sunrise Bless my eyes Catch my soul Make me whole again Sunrise Bless my eyes Catch my soul Make me whole again Sunrise ... Blind Eye Album: The Magician's Birthday (1972) Ken Hensley Stranger than the sunrise Darker than the night Fiercer than a rainstorm This is man's delight This is man's delight Weaker than a moment And hot as any fire Blinder than the blind eye This is man's desire This is man's desire I ran to a place in the open sea Where I pledged My life to the sun It was good for a while I could laugh, I could smile But when I woke up one day The sun had gone I ran to a place in the open sea Where I pledged My life to the sun It was good for a while I could laugh, I could smile But when I woke up one day The sun had gone So what of my meaning What am I trying to say What of my caution I'm a man anyway I'm a man anyway I'm a man anyway I'm a man anyway The Magician's Birthday Album: The Magician's Birthday (1972) Mick Box /Ken Hensley /Lee Kerslake In the magic garden Some were singing Some were dancing While the midnight moon Shone brightly overhead The stars so gaily glistened And the sphinx in silence listened to The magician tell of Lives that he had led Let the bells of freedom ring Songs of love to Friday's king Let's all go to The magician's birthday It's in a forest But not so far away Much to do And so much to say While we listened to The orchid orchestra play Happy Birthay to you ... Happy Birthday to magician Happy Birthday to you ... Then at the dead of midnight As we watched the dancing firelight The air grew cold And seemed to dull the flame The fire died The music faded Filled with fear of death we waited For now we knew Some evil was to blame I challenge you I challenge you all For all you own And all you know And by all the powers of darkness I will steal what is mine Surrender now or face my spite I grant you it may be Friday night But did you know this day Also numbers thirteen First I'll give you fire I turn your fire into a sleepy stream Yes, now I give you nightmares From your horror I'll create a dream You cannot fight me For I have the sword of hate But one thing you can't see My answer is simply An impenetrable fortress Of love ... love ... love ... The fear went as quickly as it came The air was clear The fire burned again The flames leapt The organ played The swans sang To greet the day And then we knew that Love will find love will find love ... Sweet Lorraine Album: The Magician's Birthday (1972) Mick Box /David Byron /Gary Thain 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 Rain Album: The Magician's Birthday (1972) Ken Hensley It's raining outside But that's not unusual But the way that I'm feeling Is becoming usual I guess you could say The clouds are moving away Away from your days And into mine Now it's raining inside It's kind of a shame And it's getting to me A happy man Why should you want to Waste all my time The world is yours But I am mine Rain, rain, rain in my tears Measuring carefully my years Shame, shame, shame in my mind See what you've done to my life See what you've done to my life Stealin' Album: Sweet Freedom (1973) Ken Hensley 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' ... Sweet Freedom Album: Sweet Freedom (1973) Ken Hensley As you look around you Do you like what you see? Though it sometimes Makes you lonely Do you like being free? And are you sure you'll be okay Without my company? I just want you to be happy Even if it's not with me Sweet sweet freedom Sweet sweet sweet Will the line between all this And my love ever meet Sweet sweet Freedom Sweet sweet sweet What I'm really tryin' to say Is that I will be around Should you find that after all You can't get by With what you found Oh, it wasn't just my heart you took And gently tossed into the sea Though it's hard to find The words I need - I guess it was me Will the line between all this And my love ever gonna meet Sweet sweet Freedom Sweet sweet sweet Oh sweet, oh sweet sweet freedom So sweet, so sweet Wonderworld Album: Wonderworld (1974) Ken Hensley We freely speak of dreams We marvel at what they conceal But in my wonderworld Each sleeping vision is so real So I believe and hope That all the things I see May one day bring Such truth and peace As we can feel Free from this waking world Deep in sleep's mystery My will is free to wander Free to wander carelessly At times it's not so far From what we call reality And at times I know I wonder If it all could come true Oh, Mr. Wonderworld Don't be afraid 'Cause dreams were made Were made to dim the light The torment day can bring And leave you free To laugh aloud and hear Your heart bells ring Oh, oh, Mr. Wonderworld Wonderworld Oh, Mr. Wonderworld Don't be afraid 'Cause your dreams were made They were made to dim the light The torment day can bring And leave you free To laugh aloud and hear Your heart bells ring Oh, oh, Mr. Wonderworld Mr. Wonderworld Mr. Wonderworld The Easy Road Album: Wonderworld (1974) Ken Hensley If you're looking for a place You can fly together And you're really afraid of What you're leaving behind Take the easiest road But take care my brother For you'll never find peace With a troubled mind Far better to love each other Than to worry so deeply 'Bout the place you're in And far better to kiss her softly Than lookin' back on a love You'll never have again Time's as fickle as The sky in winter And two hearts always Were better than one Love has the wings Of a tireless angel She'll stay beside you Till the day is done La la la la la ... You'll never have again No no no, never again You'll never have again Return To Fantasy Album: Return To Fantasy (1975) Ken Hensley /David Byron Searching every day Looking every way trying to make a connection To find a piece of the action Like a hungry poet Who doesn't know He is close to perfection Choice is the question Moonlight night After moonlight night Side by side They will see us ride But if they cared to look Then they would see It's our return to fantasy Fantasy, fantasy … Can you understand That in every man There's a need to unwind That's never been defined Somewhere deep within There's another being You are somehow abusing By the person you're using Moonlight night After moonlight night Side by side They will see us ride But if they cared to look Then they would see It's just our return to fantasy Fantasy ... Fantasy ... Travelling faster than lightening Closer than ever before We can go on for you And take you nearer to The legend of mystery From the beginning of time Dreaming... time ... dreaming We can return to The land of the good and the kind Time... dreaming... time... dreaming Why don't you come to our party And open your minds In another place There's a newer face Like an unfinished painting Your creator is waiting The brush and pen describe What it is inside That will set your mind thinking While the others are sinking Footprints In The Snow Album: High And Mighty (1976) Ken Hensley /John Wetton Just like footprints in the snow Who knows where my heart will go Will it lead me to you Or will I see another empty day Seasons come and quickly go Kinda makes me Wonder if they know Why my heart keeps Running near and far If only they could tell me Where you are If you've ever been in love Then you'll know the rocky road I've been speaking of You'll remember when The times were good And the times You had to do without Think carefully my friend It may look like a start But it could be the end I'm not trying to bring you down I'm just so tired of hangin' around I won't make The same mistake again Weep In Silence Album: High And Mighty (1976) Ken Hensley /John Wetton You who thought Your eyes could tell no lies So your life became a compromise And it was you Who had seen men dyin' You heard their children cryin' While their women weep in silence And you who thought You were so wise Succeeded only in disguise Now and then You'd find a bridge to cross Reach the other side And you'd still be lost Evaded by the sweet smell of life And the people that you try To show the way Never believe you Never believe you - no way While your women weep in silence Your women weep in silence Women weep in silence |