(Brooker)
I keep rolling like a wagon wheel
What keeps me going are these nerves of steel
And two good hands to keep me clothed and fed
A pair of feet to stagger to my bed
A heart of gold and fists of iron
A tongue of silver that's bought me time
Well I'm a mineral man
Stuck here in the can
Till I oxidise
Well I'm a guest of the State,
I'll sit here and wait
'cos I'm subsidised
When I'm moving like a ton of lead
There's nothing stops me on the road ahead
My skin is bronzed from my head to my toes
People looking everywhere I go
A heart of gold and fists of iron
A tongue of silver for to spin some line
Well I'm a mineral man
Stuck here in the can
Till I oxidise
Well I'm a guest of the State,
I'll sit here and wait
Till I'm let outside
The lyrics MINERAL MAN of GARY BROOKER is also present in the album Lead me to the water (1982)
Gary Brooker (nato il 29 maggio 1945) è un cantante, compositore, pianista e fondatore del gruppo rock britannico Procol Harum. Noto per la sua voce potente e melodica, ha contribuito a definire l'sound progressivo degli anni '60 con successi come "A Whiter Shade of Pale". Brooker è stato insignito del titolo di Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) nel 2003 per i suoi servizi umanitari. Oltre al successo con Procol Harum, ha collaborato con artisti come Ringo Starr e ha composto colonne sonore per film e televisione. Tra le sue canzoni più rappresentative ricordiamo "A Whiter Shade of Pale", "Conquistador", "Simple Sister" e "The Devil's Dictionary".
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