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In God's Shadow

Keith Reid, recorded by John Waite

Hear the song on The Keith Reid Project: 2008 solo CD

We speak out like children
Of the dreams we chase and pursue
These rights we hold precious
Say it loud enough, and it'll be true

Wild conversation
And the hours go by so fast.
And you find a lot of wisdom there
At the bottom of the glass.

And when the lights go down
And the laughter fades away
Somewhere between the moon and the stars
All of life's certainties … they all just slip away.
And you lie down in God's shadow
At the end …
The end of the day

We speak revolution
But the future's already been sold
The masters of diffusion
Spinning their fine webs into gold

The matter of existence
Our ship wasn't built to last.
We’re sailing out on troubled seas
Nail our colours to the mast.

And when the lights go down
And the laughter fades away
Somewhere between the moon and the stars
All of life's certainties … well they all just slip away.
And you lie down in God's shadow
At the end …
The end of the day

Now, the avenues so crowded
And they're turning up the heat
And the red lights keep on flashing past
Tonight on Bourbon Street

But when the lights go down
And the laughter fades away
Somewhere between the moon and the stars
All of life's certainties … they all just slip away.
And you lie down in God's shadow
At the end …
The end of the day

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In the 70s John Waite was a Chrysalis artist, who inherited producer Bob Ezrin when he and Procol Harum could not work together (see here):

"Chrysalis had invited Bob Ezrin to come to London to talk about producing an album for Procol Harum. But several members of Procol Harum didn't agree (see here and search for 'Ezrin') and that was it. While in London, Ezrin, just for the sake of curiosity, decided to look and listen to The Babys. He saw a future for the band, especially for the US market, and our sound was varied, heavy but still melodious. Also the image of the group was right, so Bob offered us to produce our début album."

Thanks for information, Sam

Keith Reid's page at BtP | The Keith Reid Project: 2008 solo CD | More non-Procol Reid writing | Keith Reid's book

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