The Riddle

I got two strong arms
blessings of Babylon
with time to carry on
and try for sins and
false alarms
so to America the brave
wise men save

Chorus:
  near a tree by a river
  there's a hole in the ground
  where an old man of Aran
  goes around and around
  and his mind is a beacon
  in the veil of the night
  for a strange kind of fashion
  there's a wrong and a right
  but he'll never, never fight over you

I got plans for us
nights in the scullery
and days instead of me
I only know what to discuss
of for anything but light
wise men fighting over you

it's not me you see
pieces of valentine
with just a song of mine
to keep from burning history
seasons of gasoline and gold
wise men fold

chorus repeat

I got time to kill
sly looks in corridors
without a plan of yours
a blackbird sings on bluebird hill
thanks to the calling of the wild
wise mens child

chorus repeat (2x)
..but he'll never, never fight over you

Nik Kershaw