And the Tide Rushes in

Song ratings

Rating	Comments	Author	Date
	Ray Thomas is in his best melodic form with a simple and memorable tune, which is graced by his smooth baritone voice. The words make better sense when one knows that he wrote the song shortly following an argument with his wife. One of the very few Ray Thomas songs which has no flute; instead, we get a very nice acoustic guitar duet from Justin and John, with the Mellotron coming in at the chorus.	Bruce Beatlefan	November 8, 2011

Lyrics

I've been searching for my dream
A hundred times today
I build them up, you knock them down,
Like they were made of clay,

Then the tide rushes in
And washes my castles away.
Then I'm really not so sure
When side of the bed I should lay,
I should lay...

You keep looking for someone
To tell your troubles to,
I'll sit down and lend an ear
Yet I hear nothing new.

Then the tide rushes in
And washes my castles away.
Then I'm really not so sure
When side of the bed I should lay,
I should lay...

Blackbird sitting in a tree
Observing what's below
Acorns falling to the ground,
He'll stay and watch them grow.

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