Song | Man Of Principle |
Artist | Jethro Tull |
Album | Nightcap Unreleased 1973-1991 |
One day he'll walk from out of this place. | |
You'll see a quiet determination on his face. | |
He'll toe no lines. suffer no fools. | |
But he'll raise three cheers to the losing team | |
From the other school. | |
A little dedication. a little pair of daddy's shoes to fill. | |
Compleat education. one day he'll be a man of principle. | |
And the battle's on. and he'll play to win. | |
Feel the blue blood rushing quick beneath his skin. | |
And grim they stand. and hard they fall. | |
Harder still, when their backs are up against the wall. | |
Gonna get your attention. but he's carrying his cross | |
To the other hill. | |
With divine intervention, he can be a man of principle. | |
In the evening light, with a fair-ground girl-- | |
He stops himself as his head begins to whirl. | |
And he walks her home. and there's a kiss goodbye. | |
She feels a chill as she looks him in the eye. | |
Well, there's a time and a place now | |
And it's not tonight she'll bend his will. | |
Slow realization--she's looking at a man of principle. | |
Hung from the highest station by his old school tie-- | |
Undressed to kill | |
He could be a real sensation. but he's a man of principle |
One day he' ll walk from out of this place. | |
You' ll see a quiet determination on his face. | |
He' ll toe no lines. suffer no fools. | |
But he' ll raise three cheers to the losing team | |
From the other school. | |
A little dedication. a little pair of daddy' s shoes to fill. | |
Compleat education. one day he' ll be a man of principle. | |
And the battle' s on. and he' ll play to win. | |
Feel the blue blood rushing quick beneath his skin. | |
And grim they stand. and hard they fall. | |
Harder still, when their backs are up against the wall. | |
Gonna get your attention. but he' s carrying his cross | |
To the other hill. | |
With divine intervention, he can be a man of principle. | |
In the evening light, with a fairground girl | |
He stops himself as his head begins to whirl. | |
And he walks her home. and there' s a kiss goodbye. | |
She feels a chill as she looks him in the eye. | |
Well, there' s a time and a place now | |
And it' s not tonight she' ll bend his will. | |
Slow realizationshe' s looking at a man of principle. | |
Hung from the highest station by his old school tie | |
Undressed to kill | |
He could be a real sensation. but he' s a man of principle |