In The Meantime by Mike Gibbins

IN THE MEANTIME (Mike Gibbins)
[from Wish You Were Here LP - recorded 1974 - released U.S. 1974]
[from Wish You Were Here CD - recorded 1974 - released U.S. 2004, 2007, 2013]

Your eyes stick out in your head
Make me believe it
You don't need it, you don't need it
You already know

In time, with time
In the meantime
You can leave it
Or not believe it
You're already here

[guitar solo (Pete Ham)]

But in the middle of the ocean (close me over)

Things don't appear this way
To speak of love, devotion and dying (die-ie-ie-ie-ie)
First, you must realize
Man, can you spare the pain? (man, can you spare the pain?)

And in the heat of your emotions (and in the heat of your emotions)
Everything leads me to stay (stay, man, tell your tale)
Build a house on higher ground
Man, help me make the change (man, help me make the change)
Man, can we spare the chain? (man, can we spare the chain?)

Wear your hair long
Sing a love song
Don't you believe it
You don't need it
You already know

In time, with time
In the meantime
You can leave it
And not believe it
You're already here

lyrics transcribed by Tom Brennan
corrections thanks to Dan Matovina and Tom Brennan

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