Before The Sun

it's not what you imagine that's put furrows on my brow
it's not who I am but what I am that counts
I've got to do some thinking we've both said enough for now
I don't know what's wrong but I sure don't know what's right

CHORUS
but to you I believe it's right to say
that I'll be up up and on my way
before the sun
has overlooked your window sill

you may say I'm a crusader with a cause that's undefined
yet I must face another battle in this war
I smile 'cause I'm no fighter then I turn and look behind
but the past won't ever hold an open door

CHORUS 2
and to you there's one more thing to say
that you must wait while I must fly away
before the sun
has overlooked your window sill

BRIDGE
they're telling tales in the highest quarters
'bout faith and blood and glory
just a little more oil on troubled waters
it's the same old story

footsteps in the darkness just before the light of dawn
some lines I read still running round my mind
'for I have promises to keep miles to go before I sleep'
but who's to know the answers I will find

CHORUS 3
yes and there's so much more to say
but we will wait 'cause I must fly away
before the sun
has overlooked your window sill

lyrics and music 1969 and 2005 Alan Charles Stewart