Teaser and the Firecat

Another of my favorites. This album is a little more imaginative and playful than Tea for the Tillerman.

Back to Cat Stevens Lyrics

The Wind

 

I listen to the wind

to the wind of my soul

Where I'll end up well I think,

only God really knows

I've sat upon the setting sun

But never, never never never

I never wanted water once

No, never, never, never

 

I listen to my words but

they fall far below

I let my music take me where

my heart wants to go

I swam upon the devil's lake

But never, never never never

I'll never make the same mistake

No, never, never, never

 

 

Rubylove

 

Who'll be my love

You'll be my love

You'll be my sky above

Who'll be my light

You'll be my light

You'll be my day and night

You'll be mine tonight

 

Roupi Glukeia.

Ela xana konta mou

Ela prwi, Me thn augh

Esu soun san hliou actida

Rouph mou mikrh

 

Ruby my love

You'll be my love

You'll be my sky above

Ruby my light

You'll be my light

You'll be my day and night

You'll be mine tonight

 

 

If I Laugh

 

If I laugh just a little bit

maybe I can forget the chance

that I didn't have to know you

and live in peace, in peace

 

If I laugh just a little bit

maybe I can forget the plans that

I didn't use to get you

at home -- with me -- alone

 

If I laugh just a little bit

maybe I can recall the way

that I used to be, before you

and sleep at night -- and dream

If I laugh, baby if I laugh

just a little bit --

 

 

Changes IV

 

Don't you feel a change a coming

from another side of time

breaking down the walls of silence

lifting shadows from your mind

Placing back the missing mirrors

that before you couldn't find

filling mysteries of emptiness

that yesterday left behind

 

And we all know it's better

Yesterday has past

now let's all start the living

for the one that's going to last

And we all know it's better

Yesterday has past

now let's all start the living

for the one that's going to last

 

Don't you feel the day is coming

that will stay and remain

when your children see the answers

that you saw the same

when the clouds have all gone

there will be no more rain

and the beauty of all things

is uncovered again

 

Don't you feel the day is coming

and it won't be too soon

when the people of the world

can all live in one room

when we shake off the ancient

shake off the ancient chains of our tomb

we will all be born again

of the eternal womb

 

 

How Can I Tell You

 

How can I tell you that I love you, I love you

but I can't think of right words to say

I long to tell you that I'm always thinking of you

I'm always thinking of you, but my words

just blow away, just blow away

It always ends up to one thing, honey

and I can't think of right words to say

Wherever I am girl, I'm always walking with you

I'm always walking with you, but I look and you're not there

Whoever I'm with, I'm always, always talking to you

I'm always talking to you, and I'm sad that

you can't hear, sad that you can't hear

It always ends up to one thing, honey,

when I look and you're not there

I need to know you, need to feel my arms around you

feel my arms around you, like a sea around a shore

and -- each night and day I pray, in hope

that I might find you, in hope that I might

find you, because heart's can do no more

It always ends up to one thing honey, still I kneel upon the floor

How can I tell you that I love you, I love you

but I can't think of right words to say

I long to tell you that I'm always thinking of you

I'm always thinking of you....

It always ends up to one thing honey

and I can't think of right words to say

 

 

Tuesday's Dead

 

If I make a mark in time, I can't say the mark is mine.

I'm only the underline of the word.

Yes, I'm like him, just like you, I can't tell you what to do.

Like everybody else I'm searching thru what I've heard.

 

Whoa, Where do you go? When you don't want no one to know?

Who told tomorrow Tuesday's dead

 

Oh preacher won't you paint my dream, won't you show me where you've been

Show me what I haven't seen to ease my mind.

Cause I will learn to understand, if I have a helping hand.

I wouldn't make another demand all my life.

 

What's my sex, what's my name, all in all it's all the same.

Everybody plays a different game, that is all.

Now, man may live, man may die searching for the question why.

But if he tries to rule the sky he must fall.

 

Now every second on the nose, the humdrum of the city grows.

reaching out beyond the throes of our time.

We must try to shake it down. Do our best to break the ground.

Try to turn the world around one more time.

Yeah, we must try to shake it down do our best to break the ground

Try to turn the world around one more time

 

 

Morning Has Broken

 

Morning has broken, like the first morning

Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird

Praise for the singing, praise for the morning

Praise for the springing fresh from the world

 

Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven

Like the first dewfall, on the first grass

Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden

Sprung in completeness where his feet pass

 

Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning

Born of the one light, eden saw play

Praise with elation, praise every morning

God's recreation of the new day

 

 

Bitterblue

 

I gave my last chance to you

Don't hand it back to me bitterblue

No bitterblue

Yes, I've done all one man can do

Don't pass me up oh bitterblue

My bitterblue

Cause I've been running a long time

On this travelling ground

Wishing hard to be free

Of going round and round

Yes I've been moving a long time

But only up and down

I gave my last hope to you

Don't hand it back to me bitterblue

My bitterblue

I've done all one man can do

Please help me lose this bitterblue

My bitterblue

Cause I've been waiting a long time

Aeons been and gone --

looking at the horizon

For my light to dawn

Oh yes I've been living a long time

Looking on and on

I've been running a long time

Summers come and gone --

Drifting under the dream clouds

Past the broken sun --

Yes I've been living a long time

To be back beyond

I gave my lst chance to you

Don't hand it back bitterblue

My bitterblue

I've done all one man can do

Don't pass me up oh bitterblue

My bitterblue, bitterblue

I gave my last chance to you

Don't hand it back to me bitterblue

 

 

Moonshadow

 

Oh, I'm bein' followed by a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow

Leapin and hoppin' on a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow

 

And if I ever lose my hands, lose my plough, lose my land,

Oh if I ever lose my hands, Oh if.... I won't have to work no more.

And if I ever lose my eyes, if my colours all run dry,

Yes if I ever lose my eyes, Oh if.... I won't have to cry no more.

 

And if I ever lose my legs, I won't moan, and I won't beg,

Yes if I ever lose my legs, Oh if.... I won't have to walk no more.

And if I ever lose my mouth, all my teeth, north and south,

Yes if I ever lose my mouth, Oh if.... I won't have to talk...

 

Did it take long to find me? I asked the faithful light.

Did it take long to find me? And are you gonna stay the night?

 

 

Peace Train

 

Now I've been happy lately, thinking about the good things to come

And I believe it could be, something good has begun

 

Oh I've been smiling lately, dreaming about the world as one

And I believe it could be, some day it's going to come

 

Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train

Oh peace train take this country, come take me home again

 

Now I've been smiling lately, thinking about the good things to come

And I believe it could be, something good has begun

 

Oh peace train sounding louder

Glide on the peace train

Come on now peace train

Yes, peace train holy roller

 

Everyone jump upon the peace train

Come on now peace train

 

Get your bags together, go bring your good friends too

Cause it's getting nearer, it soon will be with you

 

Now come and join the living, it's not so far from you

And it's getting nearer, soon it will all be true

 

Now I've been crying lately, thinking about the world as it is

Why must we go on hating, why can't we live in bliss

 

Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train

Oh peace train take this country, come take me home again