Master Of Time (demo 1972) Lyrics - Singles - Phillips Anthony

[From the CD of The Geese And The Ghost] 

See, the days grow long 

Winter comes upon us like a storm at sea 

And the will to live 

Seems a little thin sometimes 

When those you love are lost beneath the snowfall 

"Give and you will live" 

Said a man who lived in a funny way 

So we share our cup 

With the thirsty few of life 

Who leaves us on the highway without water 

Master of time 

Take me back through the years 

Master of time 

Let me try once again 

And I will give more 

Oh how I'll try 

And with this 

A new life I'll buy 

Hush! the marsh-duck cries 

Far away she knows that her love will be 

And she nestles down 

Sobbing still, she dries her eyes 

Knowing that the world will cry the rest out 

Where did beauty go? 

Seek it here, there but it's slipped away 

And when they come to lay me down 

I will take your memory too 

They'll know that in my final hour, I loved you 

Master of time 

Take me back through the years 

Master of time 

Let me try once again 

And I will give more 

Oh how I'll try 

And with this 

A new life I'll buy