Firefly (February 1977) The Hanging Tree Firefly (February 1977) Ken Hensley /Jack Williams John Lawton - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Passing through the arms of Satan Reaching for the hands of God Robbing every mind for wisdom Running so he won't get caught He's outlawed by majority Been branded all his life Some say that he's a sinner man As he rides from day to night He's a bad man, so they say Living for his love and living free Riding swift and secretly So he'll miss the hanging tree Wounded spirit on the wind Riding to his dream and destiny He's laughing at the wanted posters Calling for his friends to see Laughing aloud as he rides away Kicking up the dust with speed Time hands him down a pathway And freedom is a horse he rides Glory is a dream he's after And fortune is his heart's delight Riding swift and secretly So he'll miss the hanging tree Wounded spirit on the wind Riding to his dream and destiny Been Away Too Long Firefly (February 1977) Ken Hensley John Lawton - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums I'm coming home I've been away far too long I'm leaving it up to you To understand You may wonder why When it was me who said The last goodbye But cannot change my mind One more time It's high time I can't wait any longer It's my time to find out Who I belong to It's breaking my heart Waitin' for another day When the time comes You won't see me around I've been patient Standing my ground Gotta see ya and hold ya Hear what you have to say Do you wake up in the morning Wantin' me The way I wake up wantin' you And in the same breath You keep hauntin' me Does it ever occur to you I've been in love too long To stop now, oh I've been away too long I've been away too long If you've ever cried Then youÍll know the pain You felt inside And just like me you pray It's all untrue But time alone will tell If you have learned Life's lessons well And maybe then you'll know What I should do Been away, I've been away I've been away too long I've been away too long I've been away too long Too long, much too long Much too long Who Needs Me Firefly (February 1977) Lee Kerslake John Lawton - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Don't take life for granted 'Cause you know that Life won't grant you back The feelings on the love That you once had You've taken me for granted 'Cause you know I'm a lover just like you And I'll do anything You want me to Who needs me? Who needs me now? You'll find someone How you'll find one Who needs me? Who needs me now? You'll find another but no better You can't argue with me now I needed you and You did not know how Don't let go of something That is good when I'll tell you it's bad Let 'em hear the story Make 'em sad And if the price of love Can cost you less than When it first began I guess that you won't Find a better man Who needs me ... 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 Do You Know Firefly (February 1977) Ken Hensley John Lawton - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums All you seem to do want to do Is break my heart Seems to me We're a lot better off apart Time was when you took A pride in puttin' me down We'll I've some news for you That's gonna turn ya around I got no time for no crazy lady And the games you wanna play 'Cause a love like mine's Gonna take some time You can't save it for a rainy day Well, l do you know Do you know Do you know what I'm trying to say Love's not a game It's never the same You gotta live your love From day to day Lonely days are long and Sad nights are so black Then I get right down thinkin' Maybe I could take you back Till at mornin' light A new face appears at my door As a kinda reminder that I ain't seein' you no more Rollin' On Firefly (February 1977) Ken Hensley John Lawton - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums It came as the daybreak Must surely arrive Opened my eyes just To be sure I was alive Another day They're much the same Twentyfour hours for me To try again I'm rollin' on, I'm rollin' on I'm rollin' on, I'm rollin' on It came as a judgement We all have to face Fickle hour you bring me joy You bring me disgrace I'll take your challenge Man against emotion I'll wager my beliefs Against my sin I'm rollin' on, I'm rollin' on Well, I'm rollin' on Rollin' on and on and on forever Yes, I am Rollin', rollin', rollin' on together Rollin' on and on and on forever Rollin', rollin', rollin' on Yes, I'm rollin' on To where I don't care Crystal ball You let me down again Rollin' down a road I've never seen Meeting people Seeing places I've never been I'm rollin' on, I'm rollin' on I'm rollin' on, I'm rollin' on Rollin' on and on and on forever Yes, I am Rollin', rollin', rollin' on together Rollin' on and on and on forever Rollin', rollin', rollin' on together I'm rollin' on. I'm rollin' on I'm rollin' on, I'm rollin' on Crystal ball You let me down again I'm rollin' on ... Well, I'm rollin' ... Sympathy Firefly (February 1977) Ken Hensley John Lawton - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Sympathy just doesn't mean That much to me Compassion's not The fashion in my mind And if you're looking for A shoulder to cry on Don't turn your head my way 'Cause I'd rather have My music any day You and I are Masters of our destiny We look for consolation all the time Until we find out things are not What they were meant to be, oh no And if it doesn't suit our mood We'll call it crime Dedication's not an obligation Or a figment of Someone's imagination It's the only way they say To live from day to day To make each passing way A small sensation Dreams are the possession of The simple man Reality the fantasy of youth But living is a problem that Is common to us all With love the only Common road to truth Firefly Firefly (February 1977) Ken Hensley John Lawton - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums My love lives at The end of a rainbow One day I'm gonna Fly there on a firefly High above white angry water With a love song in my heart Someday, somehow I know I'm gonna get there I've been patient for so long All my daydreams Seem so much nearer now And I beg you hear my song Firefly On your glowing wings I'll ride Till I sit beside This dream of mine Firefly, high on a risin' tide Only wanna touch The things I've seen Steppin' lightly from star to star Cross a wilderness of blue Wonderin' how much In love with me you are 'Cause I'm so much in love with you Firefly, can you take me I ain't had no lovin' lately Firefly bring me love To my new horizon The one that I've still Got my eyes on, my my firefly Firefly, firefly, firefly In my dreams you come to me The answer to my prayer As I begin to feel You warm my heart I awake and you're not there Now and then I see your eye As the stars begin to shine No rain to cool my passion No! Not now! No, now you're mine! Crime Of Passion Firefly (February 1977) (out-take), single version Ken Hensley /Mck Box /Lee Kerslake John Lawton - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Oh yeah! See the blind man at the dead of night He can see, so he won't fight Running scared like a swan in flight On and on, looking for delight But it's you, he'll hear you running As this blind man tells the blind See the children in the jungle zone Black man woken till your work is done He can't hide, there's nowhere to run Waiting for salvation to come And it's you, coming from far Got a lonely mind to sell Crime of passion, crime of pain How long before I see you again I've been free and I've been high Got a soul, never ask my why A Far Better Way Firefly (February 1977) (out-take); Recorded as Firefly sessions Ken Hensley /Mick Box /Lee Kerslake /Trevor Bolder /John Lawton John Lawton - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Seeing you here All of my fears seem to Drift right away Seeing you smile Checking out your style I begin to hope you'll stay Stay awhile so we can play Lost in a dream That's becaming a nightmare Day by day Its my love and my life And somewhere between them There's a road And it's a far, a far better way Out of nowhere came this vision Of you and me together Looking for a better way Then from nowhere You came running Look out, world There's something coming Ive suddenly found A lot of things to say Now well sing our tune together This way it's a whole lot better Were out to prove There is a place for love Then from somewhere Well come running Look out, world There's something coming I think weve found A far better way I think weve found A far better way ... I Always Knew Firefly (February 1977) (out-take); Recorded at Firefly sessions Ken Hensley John Lawton - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Well, you don't have to tell me why I've a feeling that I know that guy I always knew I'd never keep you long It's funny how times have changes It used to be me, it felt so strange I always knew I'd never keep you long I love you as part of my life You know you're the one I adore It's simple but I've never made This mistake before Won't you try to give me One more chance Even though you say it's lost romance I always knew I'd never keep you Never keep you Never keep you long Understand what I'm trying to say I'm giving you my life night and day I always knew I'd never keep you long Dance Dance Dance Firefly (February 1977) (out-take) Ken Hensley John Lawton - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Dance dance dance You've gotta keep on dancing Dance dance dance You've gotta keep on Really ??? you're bad news I don't think I can hear it any more Mister please don't play me No more blues If you will I'll walk Right out the door It's from the first touch Of morning light My feet can't wait to hit the floor 'Cause all I wanna do is Dance dance dance Sure there's times when I've been feeling down But the blues are never here to stay Just by putting an my moving shoes I dance my troubles right away I warned you so, right or wrong Anything to keep my heart alive 'Cause all I wanna do is Dance dance dance It's a jumping jive my way Around the world And you'll always see A smile upon my face The rhymin' times I don't think they'll matter I can make my home almost any place |