King Crimson Lament
Full Album Playlist: LAMENT (Wetton, PalmerJames, Fripp) I guess I tried to show you how Id 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 all the kids who played the blues Would learn my licks with a bottle neck slide But now it seems the bubbles burst Although you know there was a time When love songs gathered in my head With poetry in every line And strong men strove to hold the doors While with my friends I passed that age When people stomped on dirty floors Before I trod the rock n roll stage I ll thank the man whos on the phone And if he has the time to spend The problem Ill explain once more And indicate a sum to lend That ten percent is now a joke Maybe thirty, even thirtyfive I ll say my daddy s had a
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