The Back Room-Van Morrison

[00:02.47] [00:11.96]In the back room (in the back room) [00:16.07] [00:16.64]In the back room (in the back room) [00:21.13] [00:21.82]I waited for you (waited for you) [00:26.25] [00:26.99]Ya waited for me (waited for me) [00:31.30] [00:33.98]Rain came down pitter-pat [00:36.73]Say 'What'd you think it's raining outside ' [00:38.89]You said "So what" [00:40.51] [00:41.07]You turned the record player on [00:42.38]Had a smoke stood up [00:43.82]Walked across to the john [00:45.44]In a cloud of mist couldn't resist [00:49.62] [00:54.18]A kitty stepped into the hall [00:55.73]An' she rapped the door [00:56.73] [00:57.36]Found the key in the letter box [00:59.23]She turned the door [01:00.06]Walked into the room [01:00.93]And said 'What's goin' on ' [01:02.36] [01:05.17]'I just got back from down the road [01:06.80] [01:09.60]I gotta couple a-bottles a-wine [01:10.79] [01:11.66]Somethin' to turn you on' [01:12.85] [01:16.28]What-a ya think of that [01:17.40] [01:18.34](In the back room) [01:19.60] [01:22.04]I said 'Sit down cat pull up a seat [01:24.16]You're soakin' wet' [01:24.30] [01:24.86]Take off your coat n' hat [01:26.92]Wipe your feet on the mat [01:28.92] [01:30.04]In the back room (in the back room) [01:33.60] [01:34.72]In the back room (in the back room) [01:39.21] [01:39.96]I waited for you (waited for you) [01:44.58] [01:45.39]Ya waited for me (waited for me) [01:50.07] [01:52.44]I said 'What time is it Charlie [01:54.00]Where did we go all day " [01:55.38] [01:57.69]We seem to get no where and do nothin' [01:59.13]But sit lookin' at each other [02:00.82]He said 'I know' [02:01.75] [02:03.00]'I been doin' the same thing for weeks' [02:04.62] [02:08.12]I look at the clock [02:09.18]And all of a sudden I'm hypnotized [02:10.90]It speaks to me it goes [02:12.02]'Tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock' [02:14.52] [02:17.39]Ah-huh [02:17.58] [02:18.89]The kitty said [02:19.64]'I don't know what you guys do [02:20.95]But I been workin' so hard lately [02:22.13]That I can just only just fall asleep in bed' [02:24.23] [02:30.34]So he played some more sounds [02:31.52]And grooved awhile [02:32.52] [02:35.33]Somebody brought out some [02:37.08]Cherry wine cherry wine [02:39.70] [02:43.26]And we talked about what was goin' on [02:45.07]In the music world and other things [02:47.50] [02:52.05]A-ha-ha-ha ha-ha [02:53.49] [02:55.80]The rain outside came down [02:57.23] [02:57.79]Like it came never before [02:59.73]Down it came down it came rain rain rain [03:04.33] [03:08.27]And I said [03:08.76]'Baby what time is it what time is it [03:11.60]'Tell me what time is it [03:12.97] [03:17.59]'A-four-thirty' [03:18.52] [03:26.76]So I peeked 'round the corner the blind [03:29.44]An' there ya go [03:30.19]'There's another girl that's comin' home from school [03:32.63]Lookin' so cool just learned her A's to Z's [03:35.50]And said 'Hey man don't look funny [03:37.60]All the little girls comin' home from school [03:39.61]And they're sittin' talkin' and drinkin' [03:40.99]And all them other funny things [03:42.61]A-ha-ha [03:43.54] [03:48.97]And Charlie said to me [03:49.84]'Ya know what ' [03:50.34]I said 'What ' [03:51.15] [03:54.40]He said "Man you gotta go out there [03:56.14] [03:56.71]'An do somethin' for yourself' [03:57.77] [04:01.70]'Ya feel like ya wanna make it [04:02.88]Or else you gonna be sittin' 'round here [04:03.75]Like nothin' [04:05.31] [04:06.50]I said "You're right' [04:07.56]I said "You're so right ' [04:08.37] [04:10.12]He said [04:10.43]'I know' ah-ha [04:12.15]I said 'Do ya ' [04:14.39] [04:16.95]Said 'You know you're cuttin' records [04:17.73] [04:22.85]'Cuttin' records right [04:23.66]You came through that [04:24.38] [04:25.56]An' they get through all the time [04:28.18]You're gonna be out on the road [04:29.99]'Oh out in on back street man [04:31.68]On the on the highway [04:33.18] [04:34.55]An' the colors are gonna run [04:36.18] [04:38.73]All of a sudden don't ya feel sick [04:40.61]The next gig you gotta make it [04:42.73] [04:43.85]'I said 'Yeah I feel sick' [04:45.08] [04:48.02]I said 'Yeah ya know I can't stay here [04:49.45]All the time as much as I'd like to [04:51.89]But I just learn about all day and all night [04:54.38]An' dig sounds and go down to the river [04:56.38] [04:59.25]And once the artists go through the motions [05:01.19] [05:05.24]Gotta do my thing [05:06.12] [05:08.80]Aah-ah (in the back room) [05:10.98]Aah-ah [05:11.34]Gotta do my thing (in the back room) [05:15.96] [05:17.21]In the back room (in the back room)