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The wood and the wire (Cropredy 1999)

Fairport Convention
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Still at school, hand of fate On a radio show, a night so late Teacher's words didn't inspire But he heard some truth in the wood and the wire In a high street window it winked and beckoned Turned his head in a single second First month's wage, heart's desire Under the spell of the wood and the wire The wood and the wire can claim a man Dreams in his fingers, power in his hands Louder than laughter, brighter than fire The promise that lives in the wood and the wire Every night through the bedroom door Every heart-throb's favourite score Singing to his only one All the songs that ever sung Soaking it up like it was smelt Every note with every lilt Even the mirror no longer a liar Caught his moves in the wood and the wire The wood and the wire can claim a man Dreams in his fingers, power in his hands Blood and laughter, brighter than fire The promise that lives in the wood and the wire Years turn 'round, years go by Dreams that live and dreams that die Life gets swallowed by those cracks Tears he sheds with words he lacks Head won't rise from the mire But it all makes sense with the wood and the wire The wood and the wire cuts through the rules Hope to the lonely, sense to the fools Law to the stranger, truth to the liar You got the means with the wood and the wire The wood and the wire cuts through the rules Hope to the lonely, sense to the fools Law to the stranger, truth to the liar Well, you got the means with the wood and the wire The wood and the wire can claim a man Dreams in his fingers, power in his hands Louder than laughter, brighter than fire The promise that lives in the wood and the wire