Philby by Rory Gallagher

Now ain't it (1)______________ (2)________ I feel like Philby,
There's a stranger in my soul,
I'm lost in transit in a (3)________________ city,
I can't come in from the cold,
I'm deep in (4)____________ on a secret mission,
Contact's broken down,
Time drags by, I'm above suspicion,
There's a voice on the telephone
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Well it (5)________ is (6)________ in (7)________ clockwork city,
Contact's never gonna show,
I've got a code (8)__________ can't be broken,
My eyes (9)__________ seem to close,
Well, I'm (10)________________ here in the silent city,
Shadows (11)______________ down,
I'm (12)________________________ but I don't need pity,
The night's gonna (13)________ on slow.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Now ain't it funny that I (14)________ (15)________ Philby,
A stranger on a (16)______________ shore,
I've got my (17)__________ 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?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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

Now ain't it strange that I (20)________ like Philby,
There's a stranger in my (21)________
I'm lost in (22)______________ in a (23)________________ city
I can't come in (24)________ the cold

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