Great Expectations Lyrics - Marianne Faithfull

Great expectations I have to find 

I want to tell you what it was like 

My recollection is not too clear 

So much hope and so much fear. 

Long conversations into the night 

Not like that, oh no, not so black and white 

The great temptation's to try and please you 

Play with you thought and mind and tease you 

If I could tell my story in a song 

I'd have to make it fast, yes it's very long 

Many shades of grey between the right and wrong. 

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Day for night, night for day 

All the stories on this way, 

Feel the fire burn away. 

So turn the lights down low, come over here 

Stay with me, don't go, you'll see my characters appear 

The storyteller's magic doesn't lie 

He'll make you laugh to make you cry 

Real for me is real for you 

What I say is almost true. 

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Day for night, night for day 

All the stories on its way, 

Feel the fire burn and play. 

The story's ended now you're on your own 

Let's say a little prayer, go home.