The Riddle

Song The Riddle
Artist Nik Kershaw
Album The Riddle

Lyrics

[00:02] Nik Kershaw
[00:08] The Riddle
[00:17]
[00:27] i got two strong arms
[00:30] blessings of babylon
[00:33] with time to carry on
[00:35] and try
[00:36] for sins and false alarms
[00:40] so to america the brave
[00:44] wise men save
[00:46] near a tree by a river
[00:48] there's a hole in the ground
[00:51] where an old man of aran
[00:53] goes around and around
[00:55] and his mind is a beacon
[00:58] in the veil of the night
[01:00] for a strange kind of fashion
[01:03] there's a wrong and a right
[01:05] but he'll never, never fight over you
[01:09] i got plans for us
[01:13] nights in the scullery
[01:14] and days instead of me
[01:17] i only know what to discuss
[01:22] of for anything but light
[01:26] wise men fighting over you
[01:30] it's not me you see
[01:34] pieces of valentine
[01:36] with just a song of mine
[01:38] to keep from burning history
[01:43] seasons of gasoline and gold
[01:48] wise men fold
[01:49] near a tree by a river
[01:52] there's a hole in the ground
[01:54] where an old man of aran
[01:56] goes around and around
[01:59] and his mind is a beacon
[02:01] in the veil of the night
[02:04] for a strange kind of fashion
[02:06] there's a wrong and a right
[02:08] but he'll never, never fight over you
[02:12] i got time to kill
[02:16] sly looks in corridors
[02:18] without a plan of yours
[02:20] a blackbird sings on bluebird hill
[02:25] thanks to the calling of the wild
[02:30] wise mens child
[02:34]
[03:14][02:53] near a tree by a river
[03:16][02:55] there's a hole in the ground
[03:18][02:57] where an old man of aran
[03:21][03:00] goes around and around
[03:23][03:02] and his mind is a beacon
[03:25][03:04] in the veil of the night
[03:28][03:07] for a strange kind of fashion
[03:30][03:09] there's a wrong and a right
[03:37][03:32][03:11] but he'll never, never fight over you