Lord Salisbury - Al Stewart

Lord Salisbury said to me

«Though we spend our lives in isolation

Girdled 'round by the Emerald Sea

No fear shall we know»

Look away, look away, look away

To the lamp-lit square

At the ebb of May

Look away, look away, look away

For our survival

Lord Salisbury takes his time

The government sits in contemplation

All is ordered and in its prime

No fear shall we know

Look away, look away, look away

To the fog-bound ship in the icy bay

Look away, look away, look away

For our survival

On the mantelpiece is a silver clock

And it counts the hours and they won’t turn back

The evening set and the room forgets

The day that went before

And through my window

Iron wheels on a cobbled mews

You will know changes soon

Lord Salisbury reads the news

And puts the paper on the table

Many paths will be ours to choose

No fear shall we know

Look away, look away, look away

To the fleets of steel and the waves of grey

Look away, look away, look away

For our survival

The Queen is old but she lingers still

Like the fading ring of a distant bell

And Oscar Wilde in his prison cell

Laments a brighter day

And in some window a red flag flies

In a meeting room

You will know changes soon

Lord Salisbury said to me

«Though we spend our lives in isolation

Girdled 'round by the Emerald Sea

No fear shall we know»

Look away, look away, look away

To the lonesome cry of the modern day

Look away, look away, look away

For our survival