by Al Stewart on album Miscellaneous

Can remember the first girl that I did love It was Stephanie In kindergarten arithmetic classes she used to Sit next to me I'd pass her sticky sweets under the table Where the teacher couldn't see Al

by Al Stewart on album Bedsitter Images

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by Al Stewart on album Sparks Of Ancient Light

And in the last days of the world of plastic records He takes the car into town He hears the voices of salvation through the static Just turns the volume down A chain link fence round a boarded up ar

by Al Stewart on album 24 Carrots

Upon this day, if all else fails It seems we'll have to face the truth I believe for my part in this thing I really did love you What you loved was love itself And trying to make a lie come true

by Al Stewart on album Sparks Of Ancient Light

In the center of the field stands the favorite player The ball comes floating in, they say a silent prayer for him. Fifty yards away, a minute left to go The ref looks at his watch; Oh, oh He cuts it

by Al Stewart on album Miscellaneous

In Gloucester Cathedral on Saturday night I came to your flower show, blown like a kite And I stood by the tombstones and gazed at the lights on the altar And the horse faced old ladies and tweedy to

by Al Stewart on album Modern Times

Oh, you slipped away from the harbor side In the mornin' bright and clear And your sails were filled with the risin' wind And you laughed for all to hear But you never glanced at the ragged danc

by Al Stewart on album Modern Times

He heard the clatter of her heels in the street The clock said half-past three He lay there waiting in the dark To hear the scraping of the front-door key He wouldn't say to her "Don't wanna kn

by Al Stewart on album Sparks Of Ancient Light

This place is so far away From what passes for civilized life No shops and no cars and no city lights Just a river of stars Over the southernmost ocean so cold A small group of rocks, seagulls an

by Al Stewart on album Modern Times

First time I saw you, you were Mr. Natural You seemed so diffident, you hardly spoke at all Now you come to me and you've got green streaks in your hair You walk like Greta Garbo, but you talk like

by Al Stewart on album Russians and Americans

Lori, don't go right now Now that you've come this far Lori, you don't know how Close you really are. There's nothing you can't do It's up to you to let it go Put the past behind Out of sight

by Al Stewart on album Famous Last Words

I was surrounded by a large hippopotamus And nine of its friends who declared Quite a lot of us Are feelingrather blue And we don't know what to do I turned away but the large hippopotamus Said

by Al Stewart on album Sparks Of Ancient Light

It's a good day for going to sea Hanno the Navigator said to me. There's an open sky and a steady breeze out beyond the Pillars of Hercules. Above the foam-kissed waves seagulls scream up in

by Al Stewart on album Bedsitter Images

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by Al Stewart on album Famous Last Words

When I first saw your trespasser He wandered uninvited To your door He seemed to know his way around Although I'd never seen His face before Pausing for a moment Underneath your window ledge

by Al Stewart on album Famous Last Words

I feel as volatile as the weather Over fields of Scottish heather The night before Hallowe'en You know I feel like A catamaran in summer The beat of a reggae drummer The flag of a brigantine This

by Al Stewart on album Sparks Of Ancient Light

After these processions comes the sweeping up The rag and bone possessions, an old tin cup The army trucks have hauled away the newly slain The angry crowd retreats, but They'll be back again

by Al Stewart on album Sparks Of Ancient Light

This place is so far away From what passes for civilized life No shops and no cars and no city lights Just a river of stars Over the southernmost ocean so cold A small group of rocks, seagulls and ice

by Al Stewart on album Famous Last Words

The sun is going down across The great unknown Lights come on inside the towers made of stone A muffled drum plays Out of sight and all alone Summer is over The city lies awake And breathes e

by Al Stewart on album Sparks Of Ancient Light

The stranger comes to town He is greeted like a prince Society declares him wise and funny Celebrities are only decorations in this place What really matters here is old money His temporary lover has