Kevin Ayers Album

I guess I'm feeling old today
I can't get in the mood to play, oh no.
Feeling low.
And things have got to change, oh, yeah
'Cause there's no point and there's no use
In that tired old excuse
Of blaming it all on love.

Can't rely on anyone,
To show me how to have my fun, but me
And now I see
Clearer than before - and more
That it's a fool who lives too small
Beats his head against the wall
Yeah, blaming it all on love.

Looking at the world outside
I sometimes have to run and hide away
When I should stay,
And join in with the dance, oh yeah.
'Cause it's a crime and a disgrace
When I think of the time I waste
Blaming it all on love, sweet love
Blaming it all on love, sweet love
Blaming it all on love, love love.

There was moonlight and laughter
That danced on the sands
And bloodstained pianos
Are played without hands

Such a promising music
Sweet whispers and dreams
From a travelling window,
The salesman who screamed.

Moonlight, Saturday night
It's now or never
Oh play Stormy Weather,
for me, for me.

I lived in the flower shop
Called "Love is So Sweet!"
And I get all my kicks
From the customers' feet.

Well, I'm just a stranger,
None stranger than I.
My head in the quicksand
My feet in the sky.

I was carefully crazy
When playing the game.
'Cause business is business
And I'm not to blame.

Climb on my back
It's a wet afternoon ;
A bottle of booze,
A bit of a tune to sing;
Goodbye, everything;
Goodbye, everything....

As the doors all close
And the wind blows rows
And the moonlight flows
Nowhere, nowhere, nowhere.
As the stars collide
And the horsemen glide
And my mind just slides
Nowhere, nowhere, nowhere.

And the streams stream streams
And my dreams dream dreams
And the question screams


Nowhere, nowhere, nowhere.

As the dawn warm forms
On the well-kept lawns
Of the pawns that swarm
Nowhere, nowhere, nowhere.

And the song returns
To a heart that yearns
For a flame that burns
Nowhere, nowhere, nowhere.

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Well, I met a traveller
Never did learn his name;
His eyes were bright coloured.
But not both the same.

He shook my hand warmly
I could tell he was strong
And he answered my questions
By singing this song

One find it, two lose it
Same everywhere;
One make it, two take it
Mostly don't care.

Well, it rained all that night
And in the morning, rain still
And I saw the traveller
At the top of the hill
He was laughing at the thunder
And banging a gong
And, at the top of his voice
He shouted his song.

One find it, etc.

When the storm had died down
He came to my door
And he looked really happy
As he dripped on the floor
He said, "Please excuse me
But I won't stay long;
Just give me what you don't want
And then I'll move on, singing

One find it, etc.

Said he had to keep going
But he didn't say where
When I offered him money
He refused with a glare.
Then he roared out with laughter
As ht picked up his gong
And he left without looking back
Singing his song:

One find it, etc. (repeat)

Goodnight, sleep tight
You're going to see who you want to see
In dreamland;
Goodnight, sleep tight
You're going to be who you want to be
In dreamland.

Blushing faces, crazy places,
Paper chases, human races
Magical.

Falling, flying, leaping, lying,
Splashing, crashing, life is flashing
Magical
You're in Dreamland....

Goodnight, sleep tight
You're going to see who you are when
You're in dreamland.

Blushing faces, crazy places,
Paper chases, human races
Magical.

Falling, flying, leaping, lying,
Splashing, crashing, life is flashing
Magical
You're in Dreamland....

You say you like my shirt
My shirt
You say you like my hat
My hat
Oh but you never say you like me
Or something nice like that
What about me?
What about me?
What about me?
What about me?
Is it just an envelope that you can see?