Nothing Rhymed

Album: Himself (1970)
Charted: 8 114
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  • If I give up the seat I've been saving
    To some elderly lady or man
    Am I being a good boy
    Am I your pride and joy
    Mother please if your pleased say I am
    And if while in the course of my duty
    I perform an unfortunate take
    Would you punish me so, unbelievably so

    Never again will I make that mistake
    This feeling inside me could never deny me
    The right to be wrong if I choose
    And this pleasure I get
    From say winning a bet
    Is to lose

    When I'm drinking my Bonaparte Shandy
    Eating more than enough apple pies
    Will I glance at my screen and see real human beings starve to death
    Right in front of my eyes

    Nothing old, nothing new, nothing ventured
    Nothing gained, nothing still-born or lost,
    Nothing further than proof nothing wilder than youth
    Nothing older than time, nothing sweeter than wine
    Nothing physically, recklessly, hopelessly blind
    Nothing I couldn't say
    Nothing why 'cause today
    Nothing rhymed

    This feeling inside me could never deny me
    The right to be wrong if I choose,
    And this pleasure I get
    From say winning a bet
    Is to lose

    Nothing good, nothing bad, nothing ventured
    Nothing gained, nothing still-born or lost,
    Nothing further than proof nothing wilder than youth
    Nothing older than time, nothing sweeter than wine
    Nothing physically, recklessly, hopelessly blind
    Nothing I couldn't say
    Nothing why 'cause today
    Nothing rhymed Writer/s: RAYMOND O'SULLIVAN
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • P.j. O'connor from Glen Cove, NyIt is a beautiful melody but haunts me at the same time... a paradox of sorts.
  • Alistair from Daventry, United KingdomIt was a ground-breaking song and not only for O'Sullivan's drummer style of piano playing. He had further good songs to his name and is still touring to this day.
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