Earl Of Roseland Lyrics - Styx Ii - Styx

Written by dennis deyoung 

Lead vocals by dennis deyoung 

Oh oh oh oh oh 

Penny pitching on the walk 

Waiting for the bus to arrive 

Me and davy playing sport 

Watching for the cops to go by 

Spider man and the human torch 

They cover barney's newsstand 

Morning crowds start to gather round 

Fast finger steals what he can 

Morning leaves for the afternoon 

The boys show up on time 

In the streets near the people's store 

Below the electrical sign 

Catch a glimpse of a passing car 

Raced and ready to drag 

Then the skirts start to tantalize 

The boys how they boast and they brag 

Oh the earl of roseland 

Oh the earl of roseland 

Where has he gone? 

A memory at dawn 

You're just a bit of the past 

[guitar solo] 

Oh oh oh oh 

Oh the earl of roseland 

Oh the earl of roseland 

Me and davy gazing back 

See ourselves as we were 

How we laugh when we think of things 

That we did yesteryear 

I can see charlie on the porch 

Johnny clicking his sticks 

And two boys I don't even know 

Rehearsing electric string tricks 

Ya ya ya ya ya ya 

Oh the earl of roseland 

Oh the earl of roseland 

Oh the earl of roseland 

Oh the earl of roseland 

Oh the earl of roseland 

Oh the earl of roseland 

Oh the earl of roseland 

Oh the earl of roseland