ALL I A LIFE'S WORK
(Copyright Steve Harley)
The hungry man knows who's to blame
The city boys who know no shame
Who justify the things they do with
Ugly callous attitude
The wind of change, it howls outside and
Makes my pony terrified
The greensward in the dust and gloom lies
Dormant in the afternoon
A hungry man knows what it means
He got eyes that see beyond the common dreams
It's all in a life's work
All in a life's work
The suitcase left unopened where
The ravaged, huddled in despair, sit
Head in hands in dread pursuit
Of any lie that hints at truth
The common saviour, so it goes
With hyped-up children in repose, and
The satisfaction that it cost the
Lucky man the taxman lost
A hungry man knows what it means
He got eyes that see beyond the common dreams
It's all in a life's work
All in a life's work
Who knows where the river flows? It
Wanders on, and on it goes
Who sees where the companies and
Lines of men fall to their knees?
The country doctor rambles on in
Dylan's dream where life is song
Many times you'd kneel and pray
The big battalions stay away
A hungry man knows what it means
He got eyes that see beyond the common dreams
It's all in a life's work
All in a life's work
(Copyright Steve Harley)
The hungry man knows who's to blame
The city boys who know no shame
Who justify the things they do with
Ugly callous attitude
The wind of change, it howls outside and
Makes my pony terrified
The greensward in the dust and gloom lies
Dormant in the afternoon
A hungry man knows what it means
He got eyes that see beyond the common dreams
It's all in a life's work
All in a life's work
The suitcase left unopened where
The ravaged, huddled in despair, sit
Head in hands in dread pursuit
Of any lie that hints at truth
The common saviour, so it goes
With hyped-up children in repose, and
The satisfaction that it cost the
Lucky man the taxman lost
A hungry man knows what it means
He got eyes that see beyond the common dreams
It's all in a life's work
All in a life's work
Who knows where the river flows? It
Wanders on, and on it goes
Who sees where the companies and
Lines of men fall to their knees?
The country doctor rambles on in
Dylan's dream where life is song
Many times you'd kneel and pray
The big battalions stay away
A hungry man knows what it means
He got eyes that see beyond the common dreams
It's all in a life's work
All in a life's work