Lyrics: Undressed To Kill Album: Rock Island Artist: Jethro Tull   Working on the late shift — first drink of the day. Pull a chair up to the table, have to look the other way. What kind of place am…

Lyrics: The Whaler’s Dues Album: Rock Island Artist: Jethro Tull   Money speaks. soft hearts lose. the truth only whispers. It’s the whaler’s dues. I’ve been running on diesel. been running on coal. Running on borrowed time, if truth’s to…

Lyrics: Locomotive Breath Album: Collection Artist: Jethro Tull   In the shuffling madess Of the locomotive breath, Runs the all-time loser, Headlong to his death. He feels the piston scraping — Steam breaking on his brow — Old charlie stole…

Lyrics: Strip Cartoon Album: Unknown Artist: Jethro Tull   Fish and chips, sandpaper lips and a rainy pavement. Soho lights, another night — thinking of you. Black cat, sat on a wall, winks at me darkly. Suggesting ways and means…

Lyrics: Move On Alone Album: This Was Artist: Jethro Tull   I feel so sad now that she’s gone, I’ve been loving that woman too long. There is no place to go because my friends have all moved, Got nothing…

Lyrics: Nobody’s Car Album: Under Wraps Artist: Jethro Tull   Black volga following me — Nobody’s car. Mr. no-one at the wheel of Nobody’s car. Wet pavements, thin apartments — Quiet dissent from darkened doorways. I want out alive. Speak…

Lyrics: Queen And Country Album: War Child Artist: Jethro Tull   The wind is on the river and the tide has turned too late, So we’re sailing for another shore where some other ladies wait. To throw us silken whispers:…

Lyrics: Taxi Grab Album: Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die! Artist: Jethro Tull   Shake a leg, it’s the big rush, can’t find a taxi can’t find a bus. Bodies jammed in the underground evacuating london…

Lyrics: Fly By Night Album: Ian Anderson: Walk Into Light Artist: Jethro Tull   It’s hard to say i’m sorry. May we just forget about today. You see, i fly by night. I fly by night. I laid my love…

Lyrics: Living In These Hard Times Album: Unknown Artist: Jethro Tull   The bomb’s in the china. the fat’s in the fire. There’s no turkey left on the table. The commuter’s return on the six o’clock flyer Brings no bale…