Philby by Rory Gallagher
Now ain't it strange that I (1)________ like Philby,
There's a (2)________________ in my soul,
I'm (3)________ in transit in a (4)________________ city,
I can't come in from the cold,
I'm deep in action on a (5)____________ mission,
Contact's broken down,
Time drags by, I'm above suspicion,
There's a (6)__________ on the telephone
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Well it sure is dark in this clockwork city,
Contact's never (7)__________ show,
I've got a code which can't be broken,
My (8)________ (9)__________ (10)________ to close,
Well, I'm standing (11)________ in the (12)____________ city,
Shadows falling down,
I'm disconnected but I don't need pity,
The night's gonna burn on slow.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Now ain't it (13)__________ that I feel (14)________ Philby,
A (15)________________ on a foreign shore,
I've got my plans and I must (16)________ quickly,
There's a knock (17)________ the door,
Still in transit and I'm close to danger,
My cover can't be blown,
It's getting strange and it's (18)______________ crazy,
Tell me, what is (19)__________ on?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Four o'clock and nothing's moving,
Six o'clock and the daylight's stirring,
A Morning comes, must be (20)____________ on.
All (21)__________ long my mind's (22)________ burning,
Makes me feel such a long, long way from home,
Now ain't it strange that I feel (23)________ Philby,
There's a stranger in my soul
I'm lost in (24)______________ in a (25)________________ city
I can't come in from the cold
There's a (2)________________ in my soul,
I'm (3)________ in transit in a (4)________________ city,
I can't come in from the cold,
I'm deep in action on a (5)____________ mission,
Contact's broken down,
Time drags by, I'm above suspicion,
There's a (6)__________ on the telephone
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Well it sure is dark in this clockwork city,
Contact's never (7)__________ show,
I've got a code which can't be broken,
My (8)________ (9)__________ (10)________ to close,
Well, I'm standing (11)________ in the (12)____________ city,
Shadows falling down,
I'm disconnected but I don't need pity,
The night's gonna burn on slow.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Now ain't it (13)__________ that I feel (14)________ Philby,
A (15)________________ on a foreign shore,
I've got my plans and I must (16)________ quickly,
There's a knock (17)________ the door,
Still in transit and I'm close to danger,
My cover can't be blown,
It's getting strange and it's (18)______________ crazy,
Tell me, what is (19)__________ on?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Four o'clock and nothing's moving,
Six o'clock and the daylight's stirring,
A Morning comes, must be (20)____________ on.
All (21)__________ long my mind's (22)________ burning,
Makes me feel such a long, long way from home,
Now ain't it strange that I feel (23)________ Philby,
There's a stranger in my soul
I'm lost in (24)______________ in a (25)________________ city
I can't come in from the cold
Answers:
(1) feel(2) stranger(3) lost(4) lonesome(5) secret(6) voice(7) gonna(8) eyes(9) never(10) seem(11) here(12) silent(13) funny(14) like(15) stranger(16) move(17) upon(18) getting(19) going(20) moving(21) night(22) been(23) like(24) transit(25) lonesome