[93] 58. Rory Gallagher - Philby

[1993] 58. Rory Gallagher - Philby 

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Rory Gallagher - Top Priority ('79, 11th) 

1. Follow Me [4:38] 

2. Philby [3:49] 

3. Wayward Child [3:29] 

4. Keychain [4:08] 

5. At the Depot [2:56] 

6. Bad Penny [4:00] 

7. Just Hit Town [3:35] 

8. Off The Handle [5:35] 

9. Public Enemy No. 1 [3:43] 

10. Nothing But The Devil [3:41] 

Rory Gallagher - Vocals, Guitars, Dulcimer, Harmonica 

Gerry McAvoy - Bass 

Ted McKenna - Drums 

2. Philby 

Now ain't it strange that I feel like Philby, 

There's a stranger in my soul 

I'm lost in transit in a lonesome city 

I can't come in from the cold 

I'm deep in action on a secret mission 

Contact's broken down 

Time drags by, I'm above suspicion, 

There's a voice on the telephone 

Well it sure is dark in this clockwork city 

Contact's never gonna show 

I've got a code which can't be broken, 

My eyes never seem to close 

Well, I'm standing here in the silent city 

Shadows falling down 

I'n disconnected but I don't need pity, 

The night's gonna burn on slow. 

Now ain't it funny that I feel like Philby, 

A stranger on a foreign shore. 

I've got my plans and I must move quickly, 

There's a knock upon the door. 

Still in transit and I'm close to danger, 

My cover can't be blown, 

It's getting strange and it's getting crazy, 

Tell me, what is going on? 

Four o'clock and nothing's moving, 

Six o'clock and the daylight's stirring, 

Morning comes, must be moving on. 

All night long my mind's been burning, 

Makes me feel such a long, long way from home, home 

Now ain't it strange that I feel like Philby, 

There's a stranger in my soul 

I'm lost in transit in a lonesome city 

I can't come in from the cold.