Rest In Peace Lyrics

Al Stewart Rest In Peace

Met a man in the city

Who said he'd spent his life

In pursuit of some elusive golden fleece

One day he just washed up on the shores of his regrets

May his soul rest in peace.



Met a man in the shadows

Who said he'd spent his time

Constantly in search of some release

Showed me his credentials, tattooed into his arm

May his soul rest in peace.



I've been waiting so long for you

Who knows the reason you do what you do

I've been waiting so long to find

Someone like you who can bring peace of mind.



Met a woman who had locked herself

Inside an ivory tower

Waiting for the golden opportunities

The days they just grew shorter, and there was no perfect hour

May her soul rest in peace.



And I've been waiting so long for you

Who knows the reason you do what you do

I've been waiting so long to find

Someone like you who can bring peace of mind.



I will lay me down beside you now

Let the stillness take us

On a journey through the hinterland of dreams

If perchance we linger here

Never more to wake

May our souls rest in peace.



May our souls rest in peace.