| (Winwood/Capaldi) | |
| Well, you told me you were sorry, when | |
| I needed your advice | |
| And I was too confused to see the meaning | |
| Like Peter, you disowned me with a voice as cold as ice | |
| And before the fire died and they were leaving | |
| I'm a means to an end and everybody's friend | |
| To a richman, poorman, beggar man or thief | |
| From my heart | |
| I send a messenger to bend | |
| And take your mind from agony and grief | |
| Oh, sweet silence without kings and queens | |
| No one here has ever reached your centre | |
| Better to be quiet than to speak without a thought | |
| Or you may lose the meaning of your venture ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |
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