Stands a man who's feeling very tired
Looking at a song he wrote some time ago
Could have made it big inside a Broadway show
Every day I go away and find ideas
Think I'll climb on top of somewhere high
Couldn't I write a song about a man who's dead?
Didn't really know if he was off his head
Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes
Too bad for Gilbert Green
We can tell the world that he was right
Sitting in his attic on a sunny day
Mending fifty goblets that are worn
Humming to himself a song of yesteryear
His hearing wasn't good but his eyes were clear
Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes
Too bad for Gilbert Green
We can tell the world that he was right
Now the house is burnt, along with Gilbert Green
Sad to see his sisters stand and cry
And in the basement lies a song that wasn't seen
Tells the tale of laughing men and yellow beans
Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes
Too bad for Gilbert Green
Now we can tell the world that he was right
On a hill, inside a house in Covewell Reach Stands a man who's feeling very tired Looking at a song he wrote some time ago Could have made it big inside a Broadway show Every day I go away and find ideas Think I'll climb on top of somewhere high Couldn't I write a song about a man who's dead? Didn't really know if he was off his head Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes Too bad for Gilbert Green We can tell the world that he was right Sitting in his attic on a sunny day Mending fifty goblets that are worn Humming to himself a song of yesteryear His hearing wasn't good but his eyes were clear Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes Too bad for Gilbert Green We can tell the world that he was right Now the house is burnt, along with Gilbert Green Sad to see his sisters stand and cry And in the basement lies a song that wasn't seen Tells the tale of laughing men and yellow beans Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes Too bad for Gilbert Green Now we can tell the world that he was right Explain Request ×
Lyrics taken from
/lyrics/b/bee_gees/gilbert_green.html
