Dave Cousins - The Actor lyrics

Cousins The storm casts off the shadows as it slips behind the clouds The peaco*k looks dejected though his tail is standing proud The actor tries to prove that he's the face in every crowd. Oh there stands your hero losing his sight Confused by his symptoms, and trembling with fright Oh give him the key, won't you show him the light. The judge lays down his papers with the hearing at an end The parish priest reminds you that he's everybody's friend And the actor wastes his money trying to keep up with the trend. The fisherman weighs anchor with his catch of drowning souls The foxes fear the hunters as they hide deep in their holes While the actor lies down naked on his bed of glowing coals.