Letra de Shadow In The Shade
You were the brightest star The night sky ever displayed But in the early morning light, You started to fadeYou had a revolutionary vision Of breaking down the barricades But because you lacked the wisdom, Your dreams were all betrayedWise men gave their counsel, But the truth you did evade You never heeded any of them You were the renegadeYou thought you were the biggest alligator That ever cruised the everglades But oh, now, you're just a shadow in the shadeSo you left your small bowl far behind, But now you wish that you had stayed The big fish in this ocean Have got you feelin' so afraidStill you climbed on up the ladder You thought you had it made, But your confidence was shattered By the song that a dreamer playedYour hand full of bloody diamonds And your heart full of clubs and spades You gambled with poor people's lives Now through your conscience you must payDogs barked their warnings And even donkeys brayed Oh, now, you're just a shadow in the shadeOh, oh, oh, oh you're just a shadow in the shade But it's you they'll be looking for in the heat of the day Oh, oh, oh, oh you're just a shadow in the shade But it's you they'll be looking for in the heat of the dayThen you had a little revelation So you went on your crusade But you were preaching to the converted There was no one to persuadeLike the fool that struts and frets He's out upon the stage You gave your best performance But no one follows your paradeTo be back where you were Now you'd give it all, your gold, your purse, your jade But nobody wants to take that fall There is no one willing to tradeLittle children see right through you They know it's all a charade Oh man, you're just a shadow in the shadeOh, oh, oh, oh you're just a shadow in the shade But it's you they'll be looking for in the heat of the day Oh, oh, oh, oh you're just a shadow in the shade But it's you they'll be looking for in the heat of the dayWell you got your wake-up call But it was a little too late You thought you had handle on it all When you were holding on the bladeEven so you just kept on working Trying to earn an honest wage But there is the price of everything On the day that you got paidWhen at last salvation found you So worn out and dismayed She was the image of perfection In the sunlight well arrayedShe came dancing through the afternoon You tried to reach out and touch her braids But oh, man, you're just a shadow in the shadeOh, oh, oh, oh you're just a shadow in the shade But it's you they'll be looking for in the heat of the day Oh, oh, oh, oh you're just a shadow in the shade But it's you they'll be looking for in the heat of the dayOh, oh, oh, oh you're just a shadow in the shade But you'll return tonight at the end of the day