Sword in the Stone

Lyrics

[Verse 1] By the time the Greyhound pulled into Boston The rain had turned to snow By the time I got no answer I had nowhere left to go I stumbled down the alleyways Led by the fates alone Was then I stumbled on a café Called "The Sword in the Stone" [Verse 2] She was writing in the corner A candle and empty chair With freckles from 'cross the ocean And strawberry blonde hair She said, "I am the Lady of the Lake Though frozen that lake might be And I can't help a knight who undertakes A quest chosen by lottery" [Chorus] Outside the wind was blowin' The snow against the hour Outside the armies in motion And the poets had lost their power Inside the magic of Merlin And the Lady of the Lake Put the sword back in the stone In 1968 [Verse 3] I said, "I had a brother I have a brother no more Of all things rent asunder By this dirty little war A rabbit chased by greyhounds From here to distant shores I find I am finally brought to bay In this land of the troubadours" [Chorus] Outside the wind was blowin' The snow against the hour Outside the armies in motion And the poets had lost their power Took all the magic of Merlin And the Lady of the Lake To put the sword back in the stone In 1968 [Verse 4] I said, "The candle frames your beauty" She blew that candle out She said, "Don't be doin' anything If you do it out of doubt" And with freckles from 'cross the ocean And strawberry blonde hair She led me upstairs and showed me Why I could not go over there [Chorus] Outside the wind was blowin' The snow against the hour Outside the armies in motion And the poets had lost their power Took all the magic of Merlin And the Lady of the Lake To put the sword back in the stone In 1968