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Philby by Rory Gallagher

Now ain't it strange that I feel like Philby,
There's a stranger in my soul,
I'm (1)________ in (2)______________ in a (3)________________ city,
I can't come in (4)________ the cold,
I'm deep in action on a secret mission,
Contact's (5)____________ down,
Time drags by, I'm (6)__________ suspicion,
There's a (7)__________ on the telephone
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Well it sure is dark in (8)________ clockwork city,
Contact's (9)__________ (10)__________ show,
I've got a code which can't be broken,
My eyes never seem to close,
Well, I'm (11)________________ here in the silent city,
Shadows falling down,
I'm disconnected but I don't (12)________ pity,
The night's gonna burn on slow.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Now ain't it funny (13)________ I feel (14)________ Philby,
A stranger on a foreign shore,
I've got my (15)__________ and I must move quickly,
There's a knock (16)________ 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?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Four o'clock and nothing's moving,
Six o'clock and the daylight's stirring,
A Morning comes, must be (17)____________ on.
All night long my mind's (18)________ burning,
Makes me feel such a long, long way (19)________ home,

Now ain't it strange that I feel (20)________ Philby,
There's a stranger in my (21)________
I'm lost in transit in a (22)________________ city
I can't come in (23)________ the (24)________
Answers:
(1) lost(2) transit(3) lonesome(4) from(5) broken(6) above(7) voice(8) this(9) never(10) gonna(11) standing(12) need(13) that(14) like(15) plans(16) upon(17) moving(18) been(19) from(20) like(21) soul(22) lonesome(23) from(24) cold