King Crimson - Lament lyrics

I guess I tried to show you how<br>I'd take the crowd with my guitar<br>And business men would clap their hands<br>And clip another fat cigar<br>And publishers would spread the news<br>And print my music far and wide<br>And all the kids who played the blues<br>Would learn my licks with a bottle neck slide<br><br>But now it seems the bubble's burst<br>Although you know there was a time<br>When love songs gathered in my head<br>With poetry in every line<br>And strong men strove to hold the doors<br>While with my friends I passed the age<br>When people stomped on dirty floors<br>Before I trod the rock'n'roll stage<br><br>I'll thank the man who's on the 'phone<br>And if he has the time to spend<br>The problem I'll explain once more<br>And indicate a sum to lend<br>That ten percent is now a joke<br>Maybe thirty, even thirty-five<br>I'll say my daddy's had a stroke<br>He'd have one now, if he only was alive<br><br>I like the way you look at me<br>You're laughing too down there inside<br>I took my chance and you took yours<br>You crewed my ship, we missed the tide<br>I like the way the music goes<br>There's a few good guys who can play it right<br>I like the way it moves my toes<br>Just say when you want to go and dance all night...