Steve Hackett

Lyrics to Blood On the Rooftops



Dark and grey, an english film, the wednesday play

We always watch the queen on christmas day

Wont you stay?



Though your eyes see shipwrecked sailors youre still

dry

The outlooks fine though wales might have some rain

Saved again.



Lets skip the news boy (Ill make some tea)

The arabs and the jews boy (too much for me)

They get me confused boy (puts me off to sleep)

And the thing I hate - oh lord!

Is staying up late, to watch some debate, on some

nations fate.



Hypnotised by batman, tarzan, still surprised!

Youve won the west in time to be our guest

Name your prize!



Drop of wine, a glass of beer dear whats the time?

The grime on the tyne is mine all mine all mine

Five past nine.



Blood on the rooftops - venice in the spring

Streets of san francisco - a word from peking

The trouble was started - by a young errol flynn

Better in my day - oh lord!

For when we got bored, wed have a world war, happy but

poor



So lets skip the news boy (Ill go make that tea)

Blood on the rooftops (too much for me)

When old mother goose stops - theyre out for 23

Then the rain at lords stopped play

Seems helen of troy has found a new face again.