Sat In Your Lap

“sat in your lap”
from 1982’s “the dreaming”

verse : 3/4 G#m7 // F#
i see the people working / and see it working for them
and so i want to join in / but then i find it happen

refr . : 4/4 C#/F C#m/Fb C#m7/Fb G#m/D#
some say that knowledge is something sat
some say that knowledge is something that you
2/4 C#
in your lap
never have

i see the people happy / so can it happen for me
coz when i Am unhappy / there’s nothing that can move me

refr . : 4/4 C#/F C#m/Fb C#m7/Fb G#m/D#
some say that knowledge is something that you
some say that knowledge is something sat

2/4 C#
never have
in your lap

4/4 C#/F C#m/Fb C#
some say that heaven is hell
some say that hell is heaven

chorus : 4/4 C#/F C#m/Fb B A
i must ad – mit just when i think i’m king ( i just begin )
just when i think i’m king i must ad – mit ( i just begin )
just when i think i’m king i just begin

i’ve been doing that for years / my goal is moving near
it says “look i’m over here” / then it up and disappears

refr . : 4/4 C#/F C#m/Fb C#m7/Fb G#m/D#
some say that knowledge is something sat
some say that knowledge is ho ho
2/4 C#
in your lap
ho ho

i want to be a lawyer / i want to be a scholar
but i really can’t be bothered / oh just gimme it quick gimme it gimme gimme gimme gimme

refr . : 4/4 C#/F C#m/Fb C#m7/Fb G#m/D#
some say that knowledge is ho ho
some say that knowledge is ho ho
2/4 C#
ho
ho

4/4 C#/F C#m/Fb C#
some say that heaven is hell
some say that hell is heaven

chorus : 4/4 C#/F C#m/Fb B A
i must ad – mit just when i think i’m king ( i just begin )
just when i think i’m king i must ad – mit ( i just begin )
just when i think ev’rythings going great ( i just begin )
i got the break hey , i’m gonna take it all ( i just begin )
when i’m king just begin

in my dome of ivory / a home of activity
i want the answers quickly / but i don’t have no energy

i hold a cup of wisdom / but there is nothing within
my cup she never overfloweth / and ’tis i that moan and groaneth

from now on it is G#m7 // F#6

some grey and white matter / give me the karma mama
i’m coming up the laddEr
hey i’m coming up the laddEr
a jet to mecca
up the laddEr
tibet or jeddah
to salisbury
a monastery
the longest journey
across the desert
across the weathers
across the elements
across the water