Lament - Live in Providence, Rhode Island - Palace Theatre: June 30th 1974
Guess I tried to show you how
I'd take the crowd with my guitar
And business men would clap their hands
And clip another fat cigar
And publishers would spread the news
And print my music far and wide
And the kids who played the blues
Would learn my licks with a bottle neck slide
Now it seems the bubble's burst
Though you know there was a time
Love songs gathered in my head
And poetry in every line
And strong men strove to hold the doors
With my friends I passed that age
People stomped on dirty floors
Before I trod the rock and roll stage
I'll thank the man who's on the phone
If he has the time to spend
The problem I'll explain once more
Indicate a sum to lend
That ten percent is now a joke
Maybe 30, even 35
I'll say my daddy's having stroke
He'd have one now, if he only was alive
I like the way you look at me
You're laughing too, down there inside
I took my chance and you took yours
You crewed my ship, we missed the tide
I like the way the music goes
Few good guys who can play it right
I like the way it moves my toes
I'll tell you when I want to dance all night
I'd take the crowd with my guitar
And business men would clap their hands
And clip another fat cigar
And publishers would spread the news
And print my music far and wide
And the kids who played the blues
Would learn my licks with a bottle neck slide
Now it seems the bubble's burst
Though you know there was a time
Love songs gathered in my head
And poetry in every line
And strong men strove to hold the doors
With my friends I passed that age
People stomped on dirty floors
Before I trod the rock and roll stage
I'll thank the man who's on the phone
If he has the time to spend
The problem I'll explain once more
Indicate a sum to lend
That ten percent is now a joke
Maybe 30, even 35
I'll say my daddy's having stroke
He'd have one now, if he only was alive
I like the way you look at me
You're laughing too, down there inside
I took my chance and you took yours
You crewed my ship, we missed the tide
I like the way the music goes
Few good guys who can play it right
I like the way it moves my toes
I'll tell you when I want to dance all night
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Fripp, William Scott Bruford, John Kenneth Wetton, David Francis Cross, Richard William Palmer James
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