Seven Stones

[Intro: Peter Gabriel] I heard the old man tell his tale [Verse 1: Peter Gabriel] Tinker, alone within a storm And losing hope he clears The leaves beneath a tree Seven stones lay on the ground Within the seventh house a friend was found And the changes of no consequence Will pick up the reins from nowhere [Verse 2: Peter Gabriel] Sailors, in peril on the sea Amongst the waves a rock Looms nearer not yet seen They see a gull flying by The Captain turns the boat and he asks not why And the changes of no consequence Will pick up the reins from nowhere Nowhere [Chorus: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins] (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah) (Ah-ah-ah-ah) Despair that tires the world Brings the old man laughter The laughter of the world Only grieves him, believe him The old man's guide is chance I heard the old man tell his tale [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3: Peter Gabriel] Farmer, who knows not when to sow Consults the old man Clutching money in his hand And with a shrug the old man smiled Took the money, left the farmer wild And the changes of no consequence Will pick up the reins from nowhere Nowhere [Chorus: Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel] (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah) (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah) Despair that tires the world Brings the old man laughter The laughter of the world Only grieves him, believe him The old man's guide is chance [Instrumental Outro]