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MICHAEL IN THE GARDEN
Ralph McTell
Out in the garden, amongst the bushes, Michael is crying.
Caught in a spider's web, it's broken wings beating, a butterfly dying.
Oh la, la, la, la, la, la, la.. la, la, la, la, la, la, la
And they in their wisdom say
"Michael's got something wrong, wrong, wrong with his mind".
Well they must be blind, if they can't see what Michael sees.
Michael is silent, talking to no one of things that he sees.
But out in the garden, he talks in soft whispers, like the wind in the leaves.
Oh la, la, la, la, la, la, la.. la, la, la, la, la, la, la
And they in their wisdom say
"Michael's got something wrong, wrong, wrong with his mind".
They've seen the signs, but they can't see what Michael sees.
And inside the building someone is calling his name through the halls.
But he doesn't answer, though he easily hears each leaf as it falls.
Oh la, la, la, la, la, la, la.. la, la, la, la, la, la, la
And they in their wisdom say
"Michael's got something wrong, wrong, wrong with his mind".
Well they must be blind, for they can't see what Michael sees.
Michael where are you ?
Michael where are we
We who see that there's something wrong with your mind ?
And inside the garden Michael is smiling, at peace in his world.
At one with the insects, the flowers, and the trees, and the wind and the birds
Oh la, la, la, la, la, la, la.. la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Oh Michael sees all
Behind the high walls,
Surrounding his kingdom,
Whilst we in our wisdom
Still trapped in the spider's web
Far from the flow and ebb
Of life in the garden
But Michael has pardoned (?)
Asked for he sees
That really he's free
And there's nothing to mend
For his wings are not broken
And they in their wisdom say
"Michael's got something wrong, wrong, wrong with his mind".
They've seen the signs, but Michael feels fine inside the garden
Ralph McTell
Out in the garden, amongst the bushes, Michael is crying.
Caught in a spider's web, it's broken wings beating, a butterfly dying.
Oh la, la, la, la, la, la, la.. la, la, la, la, la, la, la
And they in their wisdom say
"Michael's got something wrong, wrong, wrong with his mind".
Well they must be blind, if they can't see what Michael sees.
Michael is silent, talking to no one of things that he sees.
But out in the garden, he talks in soft whispers, like the wind in the leaves.
Oh la, la, la, la, la, la, la.. la, la, la, la, la, la, la
And they in their wisdom say
"Michael's got something wrong, wrong, wrong with his mind".
They've seen the signs, but they can't see what Michael sees.
And inside the building someone is calling his name through the halls.
But he doesn't answer, though he easily hears each leaf as it falls.
Oh la, la, la, la, la, la, la.. la, la, la, la, la, la, la
And they in their wisdom say
"Michael's got something wrong, wrong, wrong with his mind".
Well they must be blind, for they can't see what Michael sees.
Michael where are you ?
Michael where are we
We who see that there's something wrong with your mind ?
And inside the garden Michael is smiling, at peace in his world.
At one with the insects, the flowers, and the trees, and the wind and the birds
Oh la, la, la, la, la, la, la.. la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Oh Michael sees all
Behind the high walls,
Surrounding his kingdom,
Whilst we in our wisdom
Still trapped in the spider's web
Far from the flow and ebb
Of life in the garden
But Michael has pardoned (?)
Asked for he sees
That really he's free
And there's nothing to mend
For his wings are not broken
And they in their wisdom say
"Michael's got something wrong, wrong, wrong with his mind".
They've seen the signs, but Michael feels fine inside the garden
Lyrics submitted by ralph mctell
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I've read somewhere that it was written about a relative of Ralph's, his brother-in-law I think. It's a great song.