THE VIEW (Gary Leeds/Joey Molland)
[from Gary Walker & The Rain Album No. 1 LP - recorded 1968 - released Japan 1968]
[from Gary Walker & The Rain Album No. 1 CD - recorded 1968 - released Japan 2009]

The man sits in the shadow of the sun
Watching the people just for fun
Walk, push, shove and run
He counts the clouds, one by one
The waiting game had begun
No one knows what he'd done

See the man who is bad
The man who is sad
The man who'd been had
What is the view like from the thirteenth floor?

I'll take the moon from your skies
I'll take the stars from your eyes
I told the truth, they told lies
See yourself tomorrow, as you are today
Talking with nothing else to say
Is this the price we have to pay?

See the man who is bad
The man who is sad
The man who's been had
What is the view like from the thirteenth floor?

The rest of his life, he will be hid
Inside his mind, he's just a kid
Can they be sure, he really did

See the man who is bad
The man who is sad
The man who's been had
What is the view like from the thirteenth floor?
What is the view like from the thirteenth floor?
What is the view like from the thirteenth floor?

transcription by Tom Brennan

℗ Mercury Records Limited