LION IN WINTER

Written by:

Barry Gibb

Robin Gibb

(1971)

 

Lead vocals:

Barry Gibb

Robin Gibb

 

Album:

Trafalgar

(1971)

Lion in my winter.

I'm a lion with no crown.

 

You wanna make me big man,

a star on a screen,

some kind of James Brown,

or something in between.

 

But when I look for money

you smother me in charms.

I can't live on glory

when you’re bending both my arms.

 

I, I was a lion in winter.

And, man, I had friends

for miles around.

I was a lion in my winter.

What good's a lion, lord,

without a crown?

 

You're living in a cave, man,

upon your marble throne.

You think you own the heavens,

but you've got to be alone.

 

You know, you know I prayed for sunshine,

a woman with my name.

I don't want to live, man,

you gave away the game.

 

I, I was a lion in winter.

And, man, I had friends

for miles around.

I was a lion in my winter.

What good's a lion, lord,

without a crown?

 

I was a lion in my winter.

What good's a lion, lord,

without a crown?

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