THEY'LL BE AROUND (Tom Evans)
[Iveys demo from "How Much Is The Sky (The Iveys Anthology Vol. 4)" CD - recorded 1968 - released 2024]

They'll be around when you're gone
Giving light to everyone
When your cars run out of fuel
And your guns have fought
They'll be around when you're gone
When your statues all fall down
And your kings, at last, have lost their crowns

Did you ever
Hear the calling of the birds
Are they sounds you ever heard
There forever
Is the rising setting sun
Giving light to everyone

They'll be around when you're gone
Giving light to everyone
When your cars run out of fuel
And your guns have fought
They'll be around when you're gone
When your statues all fall down
And your kings, at last, have lost their crowns

Did you ever
See the colour of the Spring
Did it make you wanna sing
There forever
Are the mighty rolling seas
And the humble bumblebees

They'll be around when you're gone
Giving light to everyone
When your cars run out of fuel
And your guns have fought
They'll be around when you're gone
When your statues all fall down
And your kings, at last, have lost their crowns

[guitar solo]

They'll be around when you're gone
Giving light to everyone
When your cars run out of fuel
And your guns have fought
They'll be around when you're gone
When your statues all fall down
And your kings, at last, have lost their crowns

They'll be around when we're gone
Giving light to everyone
When your cars run out of fuel
And your guns have fought
They'll be around when we're gone
When your statues all fall down
And your kings, at last, have lost their crowns

lyrics transcribed by Tom Brennan

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