On That Note: Throw Me An Anchor
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The Who, Sea and Sand
They finally threw me out
My mother got drunk on stout
My dad couldn't stand on two feet
As he lectured about morality
They finally threw me out
My mother got drunk on stout
My dad couldn't stand on two feet
As he lectured about morality
Now I believe in what you say
Is the undisputed truth
But I have to have things my own way
To keep me in my youth
Like a ship without an anchor, like a slave without a chain
Just the thought of those sweet ladies sends a shiver through my veins
And I will go on shining, shining like brand new
I'll never look behind me, my troubles will be few
Is the undisputed truth
But I have to have things my own way
To keep me in my youth
Like a ship without an anchor, like a slave without a chain
Just the thought of those sweet ladies sends a shiver through my veins
And I will go on shining, shining like brand new
I'll never look behind me, my troubles will be few
As she turns her gaze
Down the slope to the harbor where I lay
Anchored for a day
Guinnevere had golden hair
Like yours, mi'lady, like yours
Streaming out when we'd ride
Through the warm wind down by the bay
Yesterday
Down the slope to the harbor where I lay
Anchored for a day
Guinnevere had golden hair
Like yours, mi'lady, like yours
Streaming out when we'd ride
Through the warm wind down by the bay
Yesterday
(yup, have this one on vinyl)
The wind is on the river and the tide has turned too late,
so we're sailing for another shore where some other ladies wait.
To throw us silken whispers: catch us by the anchor chains ---
But we all laugh so politely and we sail on just the same.
For Queen and Country in the long dying day,
And it's been this way for five long years,
since we signed our souls away.
The wind is on the river and the tide has turned too late,
so we're sailing for another shore where some other ladies wait.
To throw us silken whispers: catch us by the anchor chains ---
But we all laugh so politely and we sail on just the same.
For Queen and Country in the long dying day,
And it's been this way for five long years,
since we signed our souls away.
If her daddy's rich, take her out for a meal
If her daddy's poor, just do what you feel
Speed along the lane
Do a ton or a ton and twenty-five
When the sun goes down
You can make it, make it good and really fine
If her daddy's poor, just do what you feel
Speed along the lane
Do a ton or a ton and twenty-five
When the sun goes down
You can make it, make it good and really fine
Red lights flashing through the window in the rain
Can you hear the sirens moan?
White cane lying in a gutter in the lane
If you're walking home alone
[Chorus]
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around
Can you hear the sirens moan?
White cane lying in a gutter in the lane
If you're walking home alone
[Chorus]
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around
So come on, Virginia, show me a sign
Send up a signal, I'll throw you the line
The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind
Never lets in the sun
Send up a signal, I'll throw you the line
The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind
Never lets in the sun
Can never listen to this one without chopping onions...
One grey night it happened
Jackie Paper came no more
And Puff, that mighty dragon
He ceased his fearless roar
His head was bent in sorrow
Green scales fell like rain
Puff no longer went to play
Along the cherry lane
Without his lifelong friend
Puff could not be brave
So Puff, that mighty dragon
Sadly slipped into his cave
One grey night it happened
Jackie Paper came no more
And Puff, that mighty dragon
He ceased his fearless roar
His head was bent in sorrow
Green scales fell like rain
Puff no longer went to play
Along the cherry lane
Without his lifelong friend
Puff could not be brave
So Puff, that mighty dragon
Sadly slipped into his cave
Speeding down the fast lane and honey we're playing from town to town
The boys and I been burning it up, can't seem to slow it down
I got the pedal to the floor our lives are running faster
We got our sights set straight ahead but I ain't sure what we're after
The boys and I been burning it up, can't seem to slow it down
I got the pedal to the floor our lives are running faster
We got our sights set straight ahead but I ain't sure what we're after
In a package that comes in the mail everyday
I received my headache and failed to relay
All the things that I'm constantly hoping to say
To those who we all hold so dear.
I once had the knack but it didn't last long
The last time I had that, it wasn't that strong
It's clear to me now that it's all turned out wrong
For those who we all hold so dear.
Oh-ho, and it's making me cry
Oh-ho, they won't let me get high.
I received my headache and failed to relay
All the things that I'm constantly hoping to say
To those who we all hold so dear.
I once had the knack but it didn't last long
The last time I had that, it wasn't that strong
It's clear to me now that it's all turned out wrong
For those who we all hold so dear.
Oh-ho, and it's making me cry
Oh-ho, they won't let me get high.
Today is gonna be the day
That they're gonna throw it back to you
That they're gonna throw it back to you
Seems that the wrath of the gods
Got a punch on the nose, and it started to flow
I think I might be sinking
Throw me a line, if I reach it in time
I'll meet you up there where the path runs straight and high
Got a punch on the nose, and it started to flow
I think I might be sinking
Throw me a line, if I reach it in time
I'll meet you up there where the path runs straight and high
