City Song (BBC Radio One's ''John Peel Concert'' 24/6/71)-Lindisfarne

[ti:City Song (BBC Radio One's ''John Peel Concert'' 24/6/71)] [ar:Lindisfarne] [al:Lindisfarne At The BBC (The Charisma Years 1971-1973)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]City Song (BBC Radio One's ''John Peel Concert'' 24/6/71) - Lindisfarne [00:43.61]City streets I see your lies [00:46.52]I will not play your game [00:48.04] [00:51.79]No longer will you talk to me [00:54.51]You think I'm going insane [00:56.08] [00:58.08]But I forgot my number [00:59.82] [01:00.40]Now I'm remembering my name [01:02.52] [01:04.20]I've been too long travelling on your train [01:08.57] [01:10.85]You tried your best to strangle me [01:14.05]But I could take the pain [01:16.43] [01:17.46]You tried to hypnotize me [01:21.28] [01:22.14]But I seed right through your game [01:23.99] [01:25.78]And now your tatty tricks to me [01:28.91]Are really rather tame [01:30.40] [01:31.88]I've been too long travelling on your train [01:37.71] [01:38.64]City lights don't shine [01:41.35]They glare [01:43.58] [01:45.19]And your music doesn't speak [01:46.94] [01:47.79]It swears [01:49.79] [01:52.25]And in your streets [01:54.08]The girls have forgotten [01:56.62] [01:57.32]Why they're there [01:58.58] [02:14.27]Some day soon I know I'm going [02:17.31]Miles and miles away [02:19.09] [02:22.92]Back to the garden where the [02:25.34]Magic children play [02:26.90] [02:28.80]And to the country lady [02:30.42] [02:31.50]Who knows more than I can say [02:33.29] [02:35.17]Whose nights shine brighter [02:36.65] [02:37.53]Than your day [02:40.61] [02:41.58]And your city lights don't shine [02:44.25]They glare [02:46.19] [02:47.78]And your music doesn't speak [02:49.41] [02:50.47]It swears [02:52.51] [02:54.99]And in your streets [02:56.72]The girls have forgotten why [03:00.94]They're there [03:02.41] [03:17.30]Some day soon I know I'm going [03:20.19]Miles and miles away [03:23.43] [03:25.90]Back to the garden where the [03:27.82]Magic children play [03:29.21] [03:31.39]And to the country lady who [03:33.67] [03:34.45]Knows more than I can say [03:36.30] [03:37.94]Whose night shines brighter than your day [03:41.24] [03:44.58]City lights don't shine they glare [03:49.26] [03:50.84]And your music doesn't speak it swears [03:53.96] [03:57.17]City lights don't shine they glare [04:01.71] [04:02.45]City lights don't shine they glare [04:04.52]City lights don't shine they glare [04:08.14] [04:09.55]And in your streets the ghosts have [04:16.01]Forgotten why they're there