Ray Thomas
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[I'll have a Scotch and Coke please, Mother *]
The lights go down
The stage is set
The man in the wings breaks out in sweat
A backstage joker spiked his coke
While the dressing room was full of smoke
A crowd of fools got him high
He's afraid he's gonna die
He's the apple of their eye...

He steps into the remaining light
The crowd go wild
He's outta sight
Arms held high in the sign of peace
His manager signed a one night lease
The house is full, getting high
He's afraid he's gonna die
He's the apple of their eye
He struts, he strolls
His love is rock 'n' roll
He's the Veteran Cosmic Rocker



He steps into the remaining light
The crowd go wild, he's out of sight
Arms held high in the sign of peace
His manager's signed a one night lease
The crowd are full getting high
He's afraid he's gonna die
He's the apple of their eye
He struts, he strolls
His life is rock 'n' roll
He's the Veteran Cosmic Rocker

He's afraid that he will die...


[* Ray spoke this line to his roadie, whom he called "Mother"]