For Earth Below
1975
Side 1
Shame the Devil
It's Only Money
Confessin' Midnight
Fine Day *
Side 2
Alethea
A Tale Untold
Gonna Be More Suspicious *
For Earth Below
Musicians
James Dewar: bass, vocals
Bill Lordan: drums
Robin Trower: guitar
Producer: Matthew Fisher
All songs by Trower except
* by Dewar/Trower
A Tale Untold
Words and Music by
Robin Trower
Ain't no lights around this harbour
The sea has turned and gone to bed
And far off cries the lonely siren
Or is that voice within my head
Right or wrong I know what she was saying
Cried out in her heart such a lovely face
Behind her eyes the sun is dying
Maybe the moon can take it's place
(Solo)
Out there ships upon the winds are dancing
Tired old hands the sails unfold
Around their eyes the wind is sighing
Maybe the end, a tale untold
Around their eyes the wind is sighing
Maybe the end, a tale untold
(Solo)
It's Only Money
Words and Music by
Robin Trower
Call me brother,
All the while back stabbing me;
Sister, mother,
Some of these in misery
It's only money,
And money don't satisfy
My wine to water,
Yes, my gold you turned to dust
Go to your altar
We not forgive where evil must
It's only money,
And money don't satisfy
(Solo)
Call me gypsy,
But to survive is in my blood
Call me gypsy,
Break my skin but not my blood
It's only money
It's only money
It's only money
For Earth Below
Words and Music by
Robin Trower
It is the face that is the mirror
It is the eyes to look within
And the door remains open
A passing dream calls you in, calls you in
It is the mind that knows no distance
And yet how far no one can say
While the hand is helplessly waiting
With each breath a life begins, a life begins
Oo, don't they see it's just like sleeping
Please don't wonder oh, how they know
While you dream a child is weeping
And each tear's a soul, for earth below, for earth below
For earth below
For earth below
For earth below
For earth below
Gonna Be More Suspicious
Words and Music by
Robin Trower and James Dewar
Feeling low down and dirty
Just like a dog without a bone
Someone up and took my lady
Better get her tail back home
Gonna be suspicious
More suspicious from now on
Too long howling at Big Yeller
Too long growling at the door
Too long running 'round in circles
Won't be kicked around no more
Gonna be suspicious
More suspicious from now on
(Solo)
Gonna be suspicious
More suspicious from now on
Feeling low down and dirty
Feeling mean as hell
Getting down, getting angry
They're stealing water from my well
Gonna be suspicious
More suspicious from now on
Gonna be suspicious
More suspicious from now on
FINE DAY
Words and Music by
Robin Trower and James Dewar
It's a fine day,
There's nothing moving in the sky
It's a fine day,
Cross my heart and hope to die
Stay with me baby
The love's in your eye
So good being alive
On a fine day
It's a new day,
I feel so good this morning
It's a new day,
There's a promise in the dawning
Stay with me baby
The love's in your eye
So good being alive
On a fine day
(Solo)
Stay with me baby
The love's in your eye
So good being alive
On a fine day
It's a fine day,
Now the story is unfolding
Oh, in his hands,
In his hands our lives he's holding
Stay with me baby
The love's in your eye
So good being alive
On a fine day
Confessin' Midnight
Words and Music by
Robin Trower
Midnight and the jailer's watching
Thin dimes can buy a soul
Midnight come and get me
In time you'll start to know
Justified in satisfying
Your every sweet desire
Justified in satisfying
Your every sweet desire
Midnight, black cat creeping
Headlights straight up ahead
While I walk the shadows
Sleep tight my sleepy head
Justified in satisfying
Your every sweet desire
Justified in satisfying
Your every sweet desire
(Solo)
Midnight steam is rising
Got no self control
Midnight beast is raging
In time you'll start to know
Justified in satisfying
Your every sweet desire
But don't you ever wonder
There could be something on fire
Fire
Alethea
Words and Music by
Robin Trower
I made life easy just by laughing
I was the first to see the joke
When he said I'm afraid we are losing
Don't like the way he gave up hope
Alethea, Alethea
Don't let them put the blame on you
What seems so bad now
Could easily change for the better
I turned away from all that hurt me
Now just a faded memory
Get on the track that suits you, baby
Love the love that wants to be
Alethea, Alethea
Don't let them put the blame on you
What seems so bad now
Could easily change for the better
(Solo)
Alethea, Alethea
Let me help you see it through
What seems so bad now
Could easily change for the better
Shame The Devil
Words and Music by
Robin Trower
There's a time for living
And a time for love
There's a time for forgiving
And a time to shove
There's more won than lost
More hope than real despair
And it's waiting, waiting
Don't you spend your whole life hesitating
Come on tell the truth
Shame the devil
There's more light than dark
Honey, shining down on you
Know yourself and what you've got
And baby you'll make it through
This old world has had enough
Of people giving up
And it's waiting, waiting
Don't you spend your whole life hesitating
Come on tell the truth
Shame the devil
(Solo)
And it's waiting, waiting
Don't spend your whole life hesitating
Come on tell the truth
Shame the devil
Don't you know that it's waiting, I've been waiting
Don't you spend your whole life hesitating
Come on let loose
Shame the devil
FOR EARTH BELOW
L Y R I C S
