Al Stewart - Songs Out of Clay Lyrics (2024)

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"Oh I know that you are an artist" she said"For you make your songs out of clayYou carry the dust on your hands and your faceYou never quite brushed it awayYou were trying to chisel a perfect truthWhen the instrument broke in your handNow you sit all alone on the greenhouse roofWith your shoes full of sand"And the golden rays of the sun divideIn the slanting mists of the rainAnd Maggie is on the road again"Oh I know that you were a sailor" she said"'Til you came too close to the shoreAnd like any shipwrecked sailor nowYou live by an open doorAnd when evening sails in the masts of the treesYour feet seem to slip on the groundAnd you long for the little shipIn which you can safely drown"And the silver mounds of the waves divideAt the feet of the wind and the rainAnd Maggie is far at sea again"0h I know that you were an outlaw" she said"And you robbed both the rich and the poorNow you seek my bed like a sanctuaryBut you keep one eye on the doorAnd you press my hand in the dead of the nightAnd say I can heal all your woundsIn the morning your eyes just look hunted againYou'll be leaving soon"And the silver, rays of the moon divideIn the slanting mists of the rainAnd Maggie is on the prowl again"So I know that you are an artist" she said"And you make your songs out of clayFor you carry the dust on your hands and your faceYou never quite brushed it awayAnd you work with your back to an open doorWhile the light is beginning to fadeAnd the windows are liquid the sky is aliveAnd the night is jade"And the silver rays of the moon divideIn the slanting mists of the rainAnd Maggie is on the road againAnd the silver rays of the moon divideAt the feet of the wind and the rainAnd Maggie, I'm at your door again

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Written by: ALISTAIR IAN STEWART

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A"...thing, come what may."

B"...time of day."

C"...thing to say."

D"...way to stay."

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