(Blackmore/Lord/Evans/Simper/Paice)
Vaguely inspired by an Otis Spann number, and again it's an attempt to widen the scope of a plain 12 bar sequence; in fact the verses are 14 bars long and the guitar solo verses are 17 bars long. Interesting words from Rod.
There's a black hill
We had a climb
Everything I need but nothing's mine
Satan's world, I've had a kill
Why didn't Rosemary ever take the pill?
Lying there waiting, waiting for the kill
Oh man won't do it, but the devil will
I'm losing time and my mind
Why can't I ever have what's naturally mine?
I got life and the things that go with it
If there's something else, where can i get it?
Lying there waiting, waiting for the kill
Oh man won't do it, but the devil will
Well here's my views, I always lose
Things I want to do are yesterday's news
Say life's a ball, I've had it all
Out there in another dance hall
Lying there waiting, waiting for the kill
Oh man won't do it, but the devil will
Take me as I am, an excuse for a man
Wherever I push someone stops my hand
As a matter of interest, tell me if you will
Why didn't Rosemary ever take the pill?
Lying there waiting, waiting for the kill
Oh man won't do it, but the devil will
Oh, why won't Rosemary ever take the pill?doors lit up bright
others delight
drift of to another white
why are you out of sight
knew you would leave
your goal is more important than my grief
i used to love what i do
you left and took my passion with you
where did i go wrong
you took the air out of my lungs
slowly losing my pass
my mind and heart are out of phase
where did i go wrong
i'm hearing a gong anouncing our final round
it doesn't matter who wins
or even who will begin to see that you and i are one
where did i go wrong
i'm hearing a gong anouncing our final round
it doesn't matter who wins
or even who will begin to see that you and i are one