Cygnet Committee David Bowie

[Instrumental Intro]

[Chorus]
I bless you madly
Sadly as I tie my shoes
I love you badly
Just in time, at times, I guess
Because of you I need to rest
Because it's you that sets the test

[Post-Chorus 1]
So much has gone, and little is new
And as the sparrow sings
Dawn chorus for
Someone else to hear
The Thinker sits, alone
Growing older
And so bitter

[Verse 1]
I gave them life, I gave them all
They drained my very soul, dry
I crushed my heart to ease their pains
No thought for me remains there
Nothing can they spare
What of me?
[Verse 2]
Who praised their efforts to be free?
Words of strength and care, and sympathy
I opened doors that would have blocked their way
I braved their cause to guide, for little pay
I ravaged at my finance just for those
Those whose claims were steeped, in peace, tranquility
Those who said a new world, new ways ever free
Those whose promises stretched in hope and grace for me

[Chorus]
I bless you madly
Sadly as I tie my shoes
I love you badly
Just in time, at times, I guess
Because of you I need to rest (Oh, yeah)
Because it's you that sets the test

[Post-Chorus 2]
So much has gone, and little is new
And as the sunrise stream
Flickers on me
My friends talk
Of the glory, untold dream
Where all is God, and God
Is just a word