lead on

in the heat of humid sundays i have travelled long

i have been a hundred fools, and each has sung his song

and every fight that found me i have neither won nor lost

but saints and sinners both will know the bridges i have crossed

saints and sinners surely know the bridges i have crossed

deluded, proud, i strode, a baby in a crown

the more i hastened on, the less i knew where i was bound

and though when i've met evil, i've resisted as i could

i've seen so much that's bad i might not recognize the good

lead on! you guide me now

lead on! the sun is down

and i have found an end

and all i have is tomorrow

and all i seek is anything we can celebrate,

anything i can praise.

what a crowd before me stands! what a lucky man am i!

in every breast a steady heart, a gleam in every eye

and as i think i know you all, that you are who i am,

i wonder if i'm one step on from where i first began

am i even one step on from where i first began?

lead on! you guide me now…

written by tom yates 24 july 2003

tom yates – vocals, guitars, cellos, keyboards, tambourine
steve parker – bass
rob kenny – drums