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MIDWEST BAND LYRICS
GYPSY                         

GYPSY QUEEN
Warning.....Warning........
Reason escapes me      before long you'll understand
I've fallen victim          to this woman's evil plans
This is a warning         You got to beware

(2) Before you've awakened       she'll have you in the palm of her hand
You're left with nothin'               but still caught up in her trance
This is a warning                        you got to beware
(Instrumental break)

(Vamp) She'll lead you where you've never been       and leave you just gaspin'
She won't leave a stone un-turned until she's            she's seen you burned...Yeah
You've got, got to beware,                                      Yeah, yeah,yeah

(3) I hope you'll take heed      and prepare for all I've said
You've had fair warnin',         Gypsy Queen lies ahead
This is a warnin',                   You got to beware

Gypsy Queen (Part II)
(Instrumental intro)
And the morning brings sunlight     to shine through my day,
Birds sing out a happy tune     to help me on my way.
But all of these things     won't carry me through,
And I find that I am lost     without you.

And the darkness tries too     with time to be alone,
So stilled from the maddening pace     approaching the truth.
And all of these things     show me nothing new
And I find that I am lost     without you.

(Instrumental till end.)

Man of Reason
Like the man of reason that I am,
I can be a lover yes I can.
Everyday I read about it,
So I can't be wrong,
I know a million ways to turn you on.

Take a note of everything you hear
Open your mind and tell me what you fear
Spread your wings and let yourself go,
And take me along,
I know a million ways to turn you on.
(Instrumental break)

Do you feel alright, well you know I do.
You can dig it if you follow through.
Take a walk and make your mind up,
It won't take long,
I know a million ways to turn you on.

Dream If You Can
If I've deceived you,
If I've done wrong
Try seeing it through,
Won't take too long.

Tomorrow will come soon
But until then
Don't let it bring you down,
Dream if you can.
(Instrumental break)

A daughter so well bred
And so well schooled
Knew all of the ways
to play the fool.
Tomorrow will come soon
But until then
Don't let it bring you down,
Dream if you can.
(Short solo)

If you should care
Tomorrow will come soon
But until then
Don't let it bring you down,
Dream if you can.
(Instrumental till end)

Late December
Weak from travelling     tired and thirsty
He's been two years on the road.
In pursuit of one who left him
And the man with whom she rode.

In his bag lies     a revolver
In his eyes there's only hate.
And he's angered to discover
Once again he's arrived too late.
(Instrumental break)
On... on... and on he'll be gone,in the morning
On till it's gone, all the reason for his mourning.
(Instrumental break)

It was evening Late December,
When he finally, he tracked them down.
In a cold flat they surrendered
Within moments two shots rang out.
Now his searching has been ended
And his reason for living too.
As the year closed that December,
It claimed his life and his soul too.

The Third Eye
Though you said goodbye
And you made my world die
I just want to know

Now you see, you don't mean much to me.
Just a dream with a magic touch you see.
I just wanna know.

I'm looking at the world to see
The world is looking back at me
And dream that when I've seen it all
They will change but I won't fall.
(Instrumental break)

Now you see, you don't mean much to me.
Just a dream, with a magic touch you see.
I just wanna know.

Decisions
The right decision      may be disguised
What's right before you      is too clear for your eyes.
Ask them... they'll follow you ...and maybe soon ...believe.
Tell them, they'll think it's true.... no matter what you do.
(Long Instrumental break)

It's so strange      I keep falling time after time,
Did I find      maybe tomorrow
If I'm still feelin I'll change my mind.
Change my mind.
I maintain... the best I can
If I change, who'll know who I am?
(Instrmental break)

Judged by appearance     may mislead
The truth is hidden      not what it seems.
Ask them.... they'll follow you.... and maybe soon ....believe.
Tell them,... they'll think it's true.... no matter what you do.
(Instrumental till end)

I Was So Young
So long ago I barely can recall
A day of centuries, many years, till fall.
I was so young I testified
I waited to but wouldn't try living.

And now I understand the meaning.
(Instrumental break)

So young.
Well I've spent more money
More than I ever could make,
Never learned to give
Just learned to take
And I know more and more
I was so young.
I was so young. Whoa

So long ago I barely can recall
A day of centuries, many years, till fall.
I was so young I testified
I waited to but wouldn't try living.

And now I understand the meaning.

Here In My Loneliness
Like the sun at sunset    filling the sky
With a hue so mellow,    pleasing the eye.
Only to fade into night    so empty and cold
And until the dawn's first light,
I've got nothin I can hold, hold
Here in my loneliness.
(Instrumental break)

Like the breath of morning    awakening my day
Whispering so softly    with so much to say.
Only to fade into night    so empty and cold
And until the dawn's first light,
I've got nothin I can hold,
Here in my loneliness.
(Instrumental till end)

More Time
I need..... more time    to look .....in your eyes.
To know everything I need to know,
To feel the way I did once before,
Once before long ago.... Oh, I knew that life meant much more.
Could I have seen    ahead of me.
And been forewarned?

Here, see, feel, life is real
So real, so real.
(Instrumental break)

I need..... more time    to dream.... before I die.
To be what I've not yet come to be,
And understand everything I've seen,
I've seen    in my dreams ah....
Things aren't always as they seem. ah....
Bearing no order    so distorted
Beyond belief.

Here, see, feel, life is real
So real, so real.
(Instrumental till end)

The Vision
And the warriors went off to battle,
Leaving tearful loved ones behind.
They went off in answer to a vision.
Which the wise men planted in their minds.
That all men have been created equal
Meant to share all that life has to give.
And the right to do as he pleases.
To be free as long as he lives.

They had lived an empty dream
And in death they would be freed.

So they died for what they believed in
Leaving unfulfilled dreams behind
And those deaths have often been repeated
For the vision will endure all time.

DEAD AND GONE
CHORDS: A7....D....(mistakes)G...(made)D...(follow)F....(home)C...(They)D...(paid)Am....(I'm)C (gone)D

Gypsy's "In the Garden" album

AROUND YOU
I've been told do all you can                        Even though I've no reason to
I've heard said to be a man                         There are certain things you must do
Learn the teachings of the old                     do only what your told
Don't have a mind of your own                   Be a fool you should do as I say
but not as I do
So the world keeps going round                   Let nothing upset the way everythings been going down
Around you        Around you
(Instrumental break)

These are things your taught in youth           Which too often stay with you
Now it's time you learned the truth                Everythings coming down on you
Is the future for the old                                Can you turn flesh to gold?

HERE (IN THE GARDEN) PART I
Ain't it a shame                                 all those who can't see
Those who are lame live                    hopelessly
Those sick from hunger                     And near dead of thirst
Those who've been crying from         cradle to hearse
Here in the garden

Once long ago                                 there was no need
For men to dwell                             in a world of dreams
Here in the garden

BLIND MAN
You explain to me               and my eyes can see
If my hands were bound,     yours would set me free
Still I'm fooling myself
Believing I really don't know if I need (you)
You explain to me               and clear away the haze
And you guide me               through life's tangled maze
Still I'm foolin myself
Believing I really don't know if I need (you)
(Instrumental break)

You explain to me              so I may understand
And if I should fall             you'd help this blind man
Still I'm foolin myself
Believing I really don't know if I need (you)

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Revised On: 06/28/2004

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