Philby by Rory Gallagher

Now ain't it strange (1)________ I (2)________ (3)________ Philby,
There's a stranger in my soul,
I'm (4)________ in (5)______________ 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 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 gonna show,
I've got a code (7)__________ can't be broken,
My (8)________ never seem to close,
Well, I'm standing (9)________ in the (10)____________ 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 funny that I (11)________ like Philby,
A stranger on a (12)______________ shore,
I've got my plans and I (13)________ move quickly,
There's a knock upon the door,
Still in transit and I'm (14)__________ to danger,
My cover can't be blown,
It's getting (15)______________ and it's getting crazy,
Tell me, what is (16)__________ on?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Four o'clock and nothing's moving,
Six o'clock and the daylight's stirring,
A (17)______________ comes, must be moving on.
All night long my mind's (18)________ burning,
Makes me feel (19)________ a long, long way (20)________ home,

Now ain't it (21)______________ that I feel like Philby,
There's a stranger in my (22)________
I'm lost in transit in a (23)________________ city
I can't (24)________ in (25)________ the cold

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