Barclay James Harvest "The World Goes On" from album ’Octoberon’ 1976 [Verse 1] See the gambler make a stand       Holds a lifetime in his hand        Win the game       or lose control But the world goes on forever [Verse 2] Life’s a circle I recall        Shadows played upon the wall        You pay the piper       to call the tune And the song goes on forever [Chorus 1] And when all the words have gone         There’s the thought to carry on          Just like a bird that sings Leave it all behind and spread your wings You can leave it all behind - spread your wings [Bridge 1] Lay me down       Saw the road move on before me        Times when I was tired        and lost my way Looking at life and strangely for the first time       Thinking that I could stay here But the world moves on forever [Chorus 2] And when all the words have gone       There’s the thought to carry on        Just like a bird that sings Leave it all behind and spread your wings You can leave it all behind - spread your wings [Solo 1]                                                                  [Bridge 2] Looking at life and strangely for the first time         Thinking that I could stay here But the world moves on forever [Chorus 3] And when all the words have gone        There’s the thought to carry on          Just like a bird that sings Leave it all behind and spread your wings You can leave it all behind - spread your wings [Solo 2]                                                                                                                                   Ad Lib