As Wise as a Serpent (Rafferty) - 5:16

Well we sit in empty rooms and dream our lives away
While the spirits come and go without a sound
And just like you and me, they??™re tryin??™ to find a way, find a way, find a way home.

There??™s a full moon in the sky, but that don??™t worry me
I don??™t ever hang my soul out on the line
When the witchin??™ hour comes, I always fly away, fly away, fly away home.

There??™s a light in the city, that comes down from above
Leavin??™ you as wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove
Don??™t blow your tomorrows, don??™t throw away your love
You??™ve got to be as wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove.

Now you once asked me why we can??™t communicate
But it doesn??™t always pay to tell the truth
If I told you right now, you??™d only run away, run away, run away home
So we sit in empty rooms and dream our lives away
While the spirits come and go without a sound
Yeah just like you and me, they??™re tryin??™ to find a way, find a way, find a way home.

There??™s a light in the city, that comes down from above
Leavin??™ you as wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove
Don??™t blow your tomorrows, don??™t throw away your love
You??™ve got to be as wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove.



Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty
Synthesizers: Kenny Craddock
Banjo (on fade): Kenny Craddock
Bass: Mo Foster
Percussion: Maurice Pert
Electric Guitar: Hugh Burns
Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty
Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Christopher Neil