Solid Air (Alternative Take) - John Martyn

Waves, yeah, it comes in waves These faded pictures never wash away Threads, I keep pulling these threads Unraveled memories scatter in my head Silence is golden, talk is cheap Do you really have nothing more to say to me? 'Cause when your whole world turns upside down I'll be your solid ground And if your hope can't keep up the pace I'll never walk away, that's not the way I'm made Oh, no, that's not the way I'm made, hmm Days, we're just stacking up the days Hard to get anywhere when you're running in place Streets, we don't know where they lead Let all those "coulda-beens" go quietly 'Cause when your whole world turns upside down I'll be your solid ground And if your hope can't keep up the pace I'll never walk away, that's not the way I'm made Oh, no, that's not the way I'm made Oh, no, that's not the way I'm made, hmm Ah-ooh Ah-ooh Ah-ooh When the whole world turns upside down I'll be your solid ground When your whole world turns upside down (I'll be your solid ground) I'll be your solid ground When the whole world turns upside down (I'll be your solid ground) I'll be your solid ground

Time after time, I held it just to watch it die Line after line, I loved it just to watch it cry Bless the weather that brought you to me Curse the storm that takes you away Bless the weather that brought you to me Curse the storm that takes you home Wave after wave, I washed it just to watch it turn Day after day, I cooled it just to watch it burn Bless the weather that brought you to me Curse the storm that takes you home Bless the weather that brought you to me Curse the storm that takes you away Pain after pain, I stood it just to see how it feels Rain after rain, I stood it just to make it real Bless the weather that brought you to me Curse the day you go away Bless the weather that brought you to me Curse the storm that takes you away Time after time, I held it just to watch it die Line after line, I loved it just to watch it cry Bless the weather that brought you to me Curse the storm that takes you away Bless the weather that brought you to me Curse the storm that takes you away

Lost my time lost my place in Sky blue Those two blue eyes light your face in Sky blue I know how to fly, i know how to drown in Sky blue Warm wind blowing over the earth Sky blue I sing through the land, the land sings through me Sky blue Reaching into the deepest shade of Sky blue Sky blue so tired of all this travelling So many miles away from home I keep moving to be stable Free to wander, free to roam Train pulled out said my goodbyes Sky blue Back on the road alone with the sky Sky blue There's a presence here no one denies Sky blue Sky blue so tired of all this travelling So many miles away from home I keep moving to be stable Free to wander, free to roam I can hear the same voice calling Crying out, from my heart And that cry, what a cry What a cry, it's going to be If i can stop to let it out, oh.

And she spoke words that would melt in your hands And she spoke words of wisdom To the basement people, to the basement Many surprises await you In the basement people, in the basement You hid there last time, you know we're gonna find you Sick in the car seat, 'cause you're not up to going Out on the main streets, completing your mission You hid there last time, you know we're gonna find you Sick in the car seat, 'cause you're not up to going Out on the main streets, completing your mission And she spoke words that would melt in your hands And she spoke words of wisdom (come on) To the basement people, to the basement Many surprises await you In the basement people, in the basement You hid there last time, you know we're gonna find you Sick in the car seat, 'cause you're not up to going Out on the main streets, completing your mission You hid there last time, you know we're gonna find you Sick in the car seat, 'cause you're not up to going Out on the main streets, completing your mission You hid there last time, you know we're gonna find you Sick in the car seat, 'cause you're not up to going Out on the main streets, completing your mission You hid there last time, you know we're gonna find you Sick in the car seat, 'cause you're not up to going Out on the main streets, completing your mission Thank you so much So Brixton, how are we feeling tonight? Have we all had a nice evening so far?