Kismet In Suburbia Lyrics - Thick As A Brick 2 - Jethro Tulls Ian Anderson

[Gerald the Banker] 

Fresh start, another day, another life, a quiet cafe. Starbuck euphoria. 

Count my blessings, crossword ready. Soon, pipe and slippers in the study by the telly. 

I seek forgiveness, I beg your pardons at number 9 Mulberry Gardens. 

[Gerald the Chorister] 

Fresh start, another day, another life so far away from hell-raised aria. 

Now I lay me down to live in acquiescence, mine to give to all who listen. 

Deaf to dark un-heavenly host at 25 Mulberry Close. 

[Gerald the Military Man] 

Fresh start, another day, another life so far away from white heat Arabia. 

Comrades' pictures on the mantle, lit by flower-scented candle, ghostly, flicker. 

Last man standing, bowed but alive at 33 Mulberry Drive. 

[Gerald: A Most Ordinary Man] 

Fresh start, another day, another life not so far away in slow-burn suburbia. 

All routine and repetition, stamp-collecting, first editions, steam train-spotting. 

Numb, the senses and numb, the brain, at 54 Mulberry Lane.