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]