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A Tale To Be Told with Rob Cross guitar

from My Blues​/​Rock Songs by Barry Kingsbeer

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Inspired by Life in the Fast lane by the Eagles.

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A TALE TO BE TOLD

WHEN THE MOON IS FALLING AND THE NIGHT IS CALLING
YOU CAN SEE EM ALL OUT ON THE STREET
WHERE THE BEAT OF THE CITY IS BRIGHT AND PRETYY
THAT’S WHERE THE NIGHTOWLS MEET

DOWN WHERE NEON’S THE GAME JUST LIKE MOTHS TO THE FLAME
THEY FLUTTER AND FLY IN THE LIGHT
AND THE NOISY CROWD WHERE THE MUSIC’S LOUD
SEEK AFFIRMATION IN THE NIGHT

YOU KNOW IT’S ALL A GAME AND IT’S PLAYED IN THE NAME
OF SEEING AND BEING SEEN
IN THE LATEST PLACES WITH THE NEWEST FACES
WHERE YOU CROWN THE NEXT KING AND QUEEN

BUT IN THE LIGHT OF DAY YOU SEE THEIR FEET OF CLAY
THEY’RE JUST HUMAN AND FLAWED AS THE REST
AND THEY STUMBLE AND FALL DESPITE THE GLORY OF IT ALL
AND TASTE THE BITTERSWEET OF BEING BEST

SO WHEN THE FAST LANE SLOWS AND THE LIVING SHOWS
IN THE LINES ON HER PRETTY FACE
AND IT’S ALL TOO LATE TO PUT THE BRAKES ON FATE
AND YOU KNOW YOU’RE CAUGHT UP IN THE RACE

AND IN THE DARK DOWNTOWN WHERE THE SNOW’S COMING DOWN
YOU CAN SEE THEM ALL FALL BY THE WAY
THEY’LL BE TURNING TRICKS TO GET THEIR LATEST FIX
TO SEE THEM THROUGH THE COMING LIGHT OF DAY

WELL THERE’S A TALE TO BE TOLD OF THE RUSH FOR GOLD
AND THE SCRAMBLE TO THE TOP OF THE PILE
WHERE THE HANGERS ON FADE AWAY AT DAWN AND FORGET YOU WITH A PASSING SMILE

TALE TO BE TOLD LONG LIVE THE KING
TALE TO BE TOLD THE KING IS DEAD LONG LIVE THE KING

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from My Blues​/​Rock Songs, released December 6, 2018
Guitars. bass and drum prog by me, Rob Cross additional lead guitars

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Barry Kingsbeer Stratford Upon Avon, UK

I've played bass and sung since I was 13. Pro back in the sixties for a while doing the beat group thing through to some spectacularly unsuccessful recordings. Over the years I've been lucky to have worked with some great players. I started writing songs in the 70s but not seriously until a few years ago. I write to please myself but if anyone likes anything that they hear here - that's a bonus. ... more

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