(lyrics by James Seals; music by James Seals & Dash Crofts, 1971)
From the album YEAR OF SUNDAY (1972).
On a crisp as bacon morning with the sunshine on my head,
From the twilight of the dawning raised myself up from my bed.
Fixed mine eyes upon a favor like no mortal eye behold,
Then I chose to taste the flavor of the ancient of the old.
On a chill as winter evening in a doubtful circumstance,
He stopped the evil breathing of a one time's serpent's chance.
Old black sea with silver lining how I long with all my soul,
To quaff the mystic fragrance of the ancient of the old.
From a red as amber burning with a chalice in my hand,
I know there is no turning I must now obey command.
At last decree has destined now the mystery untold,
Will shine in all its glory from the ancient of the old.I don't know when it all began to simmer down, but suddenly I don't want you around, and I'm sitting here. I'm drowning in the worry and the fear, cause I am starting to forget now, it disappears so fast, I'm waiting for the question to be asked,and if you saw me now, you'd not be disappointed. Some how I've gotten to the point, I'm not ever comin back. My minds made up I'm stayin clear as long as it has taken
(chorus) To get close to you, I wanna get close to you and I need more time, I wanna get close to you, I just want to get close to you and I'm not sure why.
Sometimes I, I get up in the morning so surprised,Yeah it takes me some time to realize, that lately I, lately I, have really wished that you were still around, here to pick me up off of the ground,cause I am starting to forget now, it disappears so fast, I'm waiting for the question to be asked,and if you saw me now, you'd not be disappointed. Some how I've gotten to the point, I'm not ever comin back. My minds made up I'm stayin clear as long as it has taken
(chorus)
I'm losin it, whoa, whoa, whoa
You make me sick, whoa, whoa, whoa
My minds made up I'm stayin clear as long as it has taken (chorus)