Keep Me Turning

(album: Rough Mix - 1977)

River's getting higher
No wood for the fire
They saw the messiah
But I guess I missed him again
That brings my score up to a hundred and ten

The water's getting closer
Better ring up the grocer
Stack up the potatoes
Oh, Jack are you ever coming back?
Will your operatic soul turn back?

Keep me turning, oh keep me on
Keep me burning, for your sun
Keep me turning
Don't you leave me till the very last

Keep me turning, I'm hanging on
Stop me yearning, I've had enough
Keep me turning
While I hand in my backstage pass

Children a-smiling, parents a-whining,
Bow-tie tieing, for the big day ahead real soon...
Is there really gonna be no room?

I got the ticket, just gotta get past the thicket...
They say that the trick is to walk in backwards like you're walking out..
I guess the Lord's wearing glasses now.

Keep me turning, oh keep me on
Keep me burning, for your sun
Keep me turning
Don't you leave me till the very last

Keep me turning, I'm hanging on
Stop me yearning, I've had enough
Keep me turning
While I hand in my backstage pass

Keep me turning, keep me on
Keep me burning, for your sun
Keep me turning
Don't you leave me till the very last

Keep me turning, I'm hanging on
Stop me yearning, I've had enough
Keep me turning
While I hand in my backstage pass

Keep me turning, keep me turning

Turning, turning, turning, turning...