Well here I am, back in town Just as the night is comin' down Warm wind blowin' through the trees I watch them swing, I watch them sway Lie here waiting for the day. Sleep won't come, I need a drink Stop my head, don't wanna think Wishing I could be with you But I know you're so far away And I'm here waiting for the day. Water of life pour your light down on me Take me out of this darkness, sweet star of the sea Water so sweet you can open my eyes You can bring down the rain on this desert so dry. Out on the street, shadows fall Silence speaks, I hear it call City of the living dead Count the lights on the motorway Lie here waiting for the day (alright). Water of life pour your light down on me Take me out of this darkness, sweet star of the sea Water so sweet you can open my eyes You can bring down the rain on this desert so dry. Yes here I am, back in town Just as the night is comin' down Warm wind blowin' through the trees I watch them swing, I watch them sway Lie here waiting for the day (alright) Drums: Henry Spinetti Bass Guitar: Gary Taylor Electric Rhythm: Andy Fairweather-Low Lead/Rhythm: Hugh Burns Piano/Organ: Tommy Eyre Brass Arrangement: Tommy Eyre Percussion: Glen Le Fleur Fiddles: Graham Preskett Piano: Gerry Rafferty Vocals: Gerry Rafferty

Right now da ting hopefully get real Right now da ting hopefully get real Right now da ting hopefully get real Right now da ting hopefully get real I wait no corners if they cut no deal When the sun goes down Aligned, the world won't stay Come lay down here beside me Waitin' for the break of day In the darkest night The moon she stays away Come on, hold me close tonight We're waitin' for the break of day Come and hold me close tonight Waitin' for the break of day (for the break, for the break) Yeah! Blue moon rising Tides and dark skies Overnight passing ships will collide Overside clearly seen at moon-tide Chest full belly I think I'm swallowed by Pace back and forth Still can't find the motion Weary hands tremor So they pray up devotion A minimum toll So the soul must pay With tears streaming down Cry for the break of day In the fallin' rain All your trust betrayed Them that try to ease your pain Are waitin' for the break of day When the laws are wicked You're forced to disobey Stand out there on the picket line Waitin' for the break of day You stand out there on the picket line Waitin' for the break of day You see some politicians You hear the things they say You hear the falseness in their positions We're waitin' for the break of day When the light of wisdom Pines itself away There is yet another kingdom Waitin' for the break of day There is yet another kingdom Waitin' for the break of day

It's hard to count the nights since you left Only been living in my head Sleeping in the city in this bed Just don't feel right without you Been holding on way too long I don't wanna let go Moving on feels so wrong So I'm gonna stay close I'm waiting for I'm waiting for I'm waiting for the day I'm waiting till you come back home And say your mind is changed I will leave all the lights on I will be there at the door I'm waiting for I'm waiting for Waiting for that day Waiting for that day Waiting for that day I'm waiting for I'm waiting for Friends are telling me I'm obsessed But they don't understand what we had I don't wanna lose or forget, a single thing about you Been holding on way too long I don't wanna let go Moving on feels so wrong So I'm gonna stay close I'm waiting for I'm waiting for I'm waiting for the day I'm waiting till you come back home And say you're mind is changed I will leave all the lights on I will be there at the door I'm waiting for I'm waiting for Waiting for that day Waiting for that I'm waiting for the day

So every day I see you in some other face They crack a smile, talk a while Try to take your place Mmh, my memory (my memory) serves me far too well I just sit here on this mountain thinking to myself You're a fool boy Why don't you go down Find somebody Find somebody else My memory (my memory) serves me far too well It's not as though we just broke up It's not as though it was yesterday, yeah But something I just can't explain Something in me needs this pain I know I'll never see your face again (Hu-hu-hu, hu-hu-hu, c'mon now) C'mon now (hu-hu-hu, hu-hu-hu) I've got to be strong now Now everybody's talking about this new decade Like you say the magic numbers Then just say goodbye to the stupid mistakes you made Oh my memory (oh my memory) serves me far too well Don't you know that The years will come and go Some of us will change our lives Some of us still have nothing to show Nothing baby (nothing baby) But memories (but memories) And if these wounds They are self inflicted I don't really let know How my poor heart could have protected me But if I have to carry this pain If you will not share the blame I deserve to see your face again (Hu-hu-hu, hu-hu-hu, c'mon now) C'mon now (hu-hu-hu, hu-hu-hu) You don't have to be so strong now Come back, come back, come back, come back Come back, come back, come back Oh, come back to me darling I will make it worth your while Come back to your baby I miss your kiss I miss your smile Seems to me the peace I search to find Ain't gonna be mine until you say you will Don't you keep me waiting for that day (hu-hu-hu, hu-hu-hu, c'mon now) I know, I know, I know you hear these words that I say (hu-hu-hu, hu-hu-hu, c'mon now) (Hu-hu-hu, hu-hu-hu, c'mon now) I know, I know, I know, I know (hu-hu-hu, hu-hu-hu, c'mon now) You can't always get what you want (hu-hu-hu, hu-hu-hu, c'mon now) You can't always get what you want (hu-hu-hu, hu-hu-hu, c'mon now) You can't always get what you want (hu-hu-hu, hu-hu-hu, c'mon now) You can't always get what you want, oh (hu-hu-hu, hu-hu-hu, c'mon now) Come back, come back, come back, come back Come back, come back, come back

So tired, tired of waiting Tired of waiting for you So tired, tired of waiting Tired of waiting for you I was a lonely soul I had nobody 'til I met you But you keeping me waiting All of the time, what can I do? It's your life And you can do what you want Do what you like But please don't keep me waiting Please don't keep me waiting 'Cause I'm so tired, tired of waiting Tired of waiting for you So tired, tired of waiting Tired of waiting for you I was a lonely soul I had nobody 'til I met you But you keeping me waiting All of the time, what can I do? It's your life And you can do what you want Do what you like But please don't keep me waiting Please don't keep me waiting 'Cause I'm so tired, tired of waiting Tired of waiting for you So tired, tired of waiting Tired of waiting for you For you For you

Waiting for the aliens, hanging out in Roswell I sit outside and stare at the sky And wonder when they're coming Waiting for the aliens, and according to statistics A hundred guys might get a ride Tonight it could be my turn Beam me up, I want to be abducted tonight Beam me up, I'm not afraid to fly that high Beam me up, I want to be abducted tonight And I was wondering before you take me home again Could I fly your ship, I wanna fly your ship Fly your ship, I wanna fly your ship One time around the sun, one time around the moon One time around the Earth, stars, Venus and Mars Baby I'll be home soon Waiting for the aliens, I've seen all the movies I'm so prepared to go up there I know they're gonna choose me Waiting for the aliens, packing my possessions When I get my place in outer space You can say you knew me Beam me up, I want to be abducted tonight Beam me up, I'm not afraid to fly that high Beam me up, I want to be abducted tonight And I was wondering before you take me home again Could I fly your ship, I wanna fly your ship Fly your ship, I wanna fly your ship One time around the sun, one time around the moon One time around the Earth, stars, Venus and Mars Baby I'll be home soon I bet they'll have a lot of questions & maybe some suggestions I bet they're gonna ask me about man's insanity "You've got a real nice planet here, But you better watch your atmosphere And you better clean your waters up, or have none for your cup" Beam me up