Man In The Wilderness (Live) - Styx

The Man in the wilderness He asked of me How many strawberries grow in the salt sea? And I answered him, as I thought good As many a ship sails in the wood The Man in the wilderness He asked me, Why His hare could swim and his pig could fly? And I answered him, as I thought best They were both born in a cuckoo's nest The Man in the wilderness Asked me to tell Tell all the sands in the sea and I counted them well And with the grain, well, not one more I answered him, you go make sure Said with the grain, well, not one more I answered him, you go make sure I answered him, you... you go make sure

On a razor's edge At the first sign of light The car was packed While the house was quiet And my sister slept As we started the drive To California Where it's warmer Gonna start a new life Gonna miss Ohio but this time We're gonna get it right Station wagon tires, flying Katie's counting crows through the Tears in her blue eyes State lines and capitals go rushing By as I'm trying to find A station on the radio Everything's gonna be better on the west coast And the days move fast On northern plains And I read the maps The prairie grass moved In the wind like waves And we can't look back Some men you just can't save We had our reasons for leaving It's better this way Gonna miss Ohio but I'm not Gonna miss the rain Station wagon tires, flying Katie's counting crows through the Tears in her blue eyes State lines and capitals go rushing By as I'm trying to find A station on the radio Everything's gonna be better on the west coast Better than the mess that we left back home In Ohio Ohio Goodbye blue house Goodbye red door Abandoned worlds where we would drink on weekends There's magnet's pulling from the ocean floor I can't forget The way you looked when we were leaving Tires, flying Katie's counting crows through the Tears in her blue eyes State lines and capitals go rushing By as I'm trying to find A station on the radio Everything's gonna be better on the west coast Better than the mess that we left back home In Ohio Ohio Ohio Ohio Ohio

Great Jah who provide bread and water for I I've got to praise him, you know For all this, yes. I'm alone in the wilderness I'm alone Reach out my Jah I'm alone in the wilderness We told and take for I and I and I Ooh and I'm alone Jah be my help all day, all day and night When I'm with one of these desert I say a prayer, Oh yes it answer I Jah Rastafari and it's an African joy I'm alone in the wilderness Jah I'm alone Reach your hand, mighty Jah I'm alone in the wilderness Only Jah would hear my plea Said I'm not your To any or anyone And when you're going to read some of prayer Just read it sincerely from your heart The weekend is come, yeah, when there any sound Even through the great You've got to bow down and not defeat, yeah I'm alone in the wilderness I'm alone With Jah I'm alone in the wilderness I prepare to take my medicine That's why I sing The sweetest song For you to realize But when I'm alone Only Jah Be the strength of my survival In this revival I ask myself How can I get over? But Jah Come up in my pram only I'm alone in the wilderness, yeah I'm alone Charged with lightening I'm alone in the wilderness Only Jah can be my call Jah is very kind To every mankind So don't you give your prayer to another And send who I know not Praise the rightful king And sing a little song And maybe play on his arm Sincerely and Jah take.

You can pick yourself up You can start walking straight Tonight you're the life of the party When the bar lights come on at your paper parade You don't have to chase down the moon 'Cause I'll leave the light on for you It's not your birthday And it's not the fourth of July Tomorrow's a work day You've got a life and a spaceship to fly You've got a woman and a beautiful yellow-haired daughter Come back to earth, kid You know that you can't chase the stars underwater You can play all the notes You can write all the words You headlined in all the big cities But when the spotlights are off and the crowds have gone home You could be going home too It's not your birthday This isn't Mardi Gras either Tomorrow's a work day You've got a life and a spaceship to fly You've got a good job and a beautiful yellow-haired daughter Come back to earth, kid You know that you can't chase the stars underwater It's not your birthday You should be done waking up on the floor Come back to earth, kid Don't you know you're not a kid anymore? You married a good girl She gave you this beautiful yellow-haired daughter Come back to earth, kid You know that you can't chase the stars underwater No, it's not your birthday It's not your birthday It's not your birthday It's not your day So blow out your candles It's better than letting them burn out

I was on the roller coaster Found the ground just in time I was underwater when the siren came and saved my life Every day started out last night Every night started over I was on the roller coaster Found the ground just in time Underneath the power lines Last transmission from the island radio Double vision wrapped in last night's party clothes I can't spend another night alone I tried swimming but I can't get home Last transmission from the island radio I could load the catapult and meet you on the other side You could fold the map in half I wouldn't have to take this ride And every day's just another flight Every flight's almost over I could load the catapult and meet you on the other side The other side Last transmission from the island radio Double vision wrapped in last night's party clothes I can't spend another night alone I tried swimming but I can't get home Last transmission from the island radio I wish that you were on what I was on But you were only on my mind I wish that you were on what I was on But you were only on my mind I wish that you were on what I was on Yeah, I'm so gone This is my last transmission from the island radio Double vision wrapped in last night's party clothes I can't spend another night alone I tried swimming but I can't get home Last transmission from the island radio