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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 lost in (1)______________ in a lonesome city,
I can't come in from the cold,
I'm deep in (2)____________ 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 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 (3)________ to close,
Well, I'm standing here in the silent city,
Shadows falling down,
I'm disconnected but I don't (4)________ pity,
The night's gonna burn on slow.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Now ain't it (5)__________ that I feel like Philby,
A stranger on a foreign shore,
I've got my (6)__________ and I must move quickly,
There's a knock (7)________ 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 moving on.
All (8)__________ (9)________ my mind's been burning,
Makes me feel such a long, long way from 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
Answers:
(1) transit(2) action(3) seem(4) need(5) funny(6) plans(7) upon(8) night(9) long