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Philby by Rory Gallagher

Now ain't it strange (1)________ I feel like Philby,
There's a (2)________________ in my soul,
I'm (3)________ in (4)______________ in a lonesome city,
I can't come in from the cold,
I'm deep in action on a secret mission,
Contact's broken down,
Time drags by, I'm (5)__________ suspicion,
There's a voice on the telephone
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Well it sure is dark in this (6)__________________ city,
Contact's never gonna show,
I've got a code which can't be broken,
My eyes never seem to close,
Well, I'm standing (7)________ in the silent city,
Shadows (8)______________ down,
I'm (9)________________________ but I don't need pity,
The night's gonna (10)________ on slow.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Now ain't it (11)__________ that I feel like Philby,
A stranger on a foreign shore,
I've got my plans and I must (12)________ quickly,
There's a (13)__________ upon the door,
Still in (14)______________ and I'm (15)__________ to danger,
My cover can't be blown,
It's getting (16)______________ and it's (17)______________ crazy,
Tell me, what is going on?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Four o'clock and nothing's moving,
Six o'clock and the daylight's stirring,
A (18)______________ comes, (19)________ be moving on.
All (20)__________ long my mind's been burning,
Makes me feel such a long, long way (21)________ home,

Now ain't it strange that I feel (22)________ Philby,
There's a (23)________________ in my soul
I'm lost in (24)______________ in a lonesome city
I can't come in from the cold
Answers:
(1) that(2) stranger(3) lost(4) transit(5) above(6) clockwork(7) here(8) falling(9) disconnected(10) burn(11) funny(12) move(13) knock(14) transit(15) close(16) strange(17) getting(18) Morning(19) must(20) night(21) from(22) like(23) stranger(24) transit