allow me to correct you marcd - the lyrics were not written by Eric Clapton. They were written by Martin Sharp. He was an australian poet Clapton met in a club called The Speakeasy. He told Clapton that he'd written a poem and Clapton told him that he needed a lyric for a song.
By the way - Sharp also made the famous coverart for Disraeli Gears.
allow me to correct you marcd - the lyrics were not written by Eric Clapton. They were written by Martin Sharp. He was an australian poet Clapton met in a club called The Speakeasy. He told Clapton that he'd written a poem and Clapton told him that he needed a lyric for a song.
By the way - Sharp also made the famous coverart for Disraeli Gears.