May Day Lyrics by Barclay James Harvest, The

May Day Lyrics

    The rock on which i stand is slowly sinking in the sand
    The sheer realities of life are rushing by
    I am looking out at life and i don't know what's wrong or right
    And i can't even see the bright side of the moon

    I stopped a man in the street today
    And i asked him "sir, is it night or day?"
    He just stared (smiled) in disbelief
    I asked again but he walked away
    He said "don't you know?"
    I said "can't you say? is there something inbetween?
    Is it something i've not seen?
    Did it change so fast or was it just a dream?"

    Time and time again i've tried to recreate the past few days
    Evaluate the constants from the haze
    But every time i think i'm right, they say i'm wrong
    "this day is night and night is day -
    It's there in black and white"
    Night is light and dark is day
    If i disagree they say i'm insane
    And the treatment will begin
    If i say that the day is light
    They just point my eyes to the blinding night, saying
    "we can't set you free if you always disagree,
    So the state is going to pay your doctor's fee"

    They put me out in the pouring rain
    To enjoy the sun or to feel the pain
    Of the nightmare life's become
    I asked a man in the street today
    Or was it yesterday or the day before?
    "is there something i've not seen?
    Is there something inbetween?
    Did it change so fast or was it just a dream?"

    The rock on which i stand is now beneath the ever-flowing sand
    The sheer realities are here to stay
    I'm looking out at life and now i know what's wrong and right
    It's what you hear and what you read and what they say


    I saw a man in the street today
    Ask another man "is it night or day?"
    He just stared (smiled) in disbelief
    He said "friend, it's your lucky day
    I'm a party man, won't you step this way?"
    I've got something you've not seen
    Now i know it's not a dream
    It just came so fast, that something inbetween

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