Steve Hackett

Released: October 22, 2012

Featuring: Francis Dunnery

Songwriter: Mike Rutherford Peter Gabriel Phil Collins Steve Hackett Tony Banks

Producer: Roger King Steve Hackett

"Can you tell me where my country lies?" said the unifaun to his true love's eyes
"It lies with me!" cried the Queen of Maybe
For her merchandise, he traded in his prize

"Paper late!" cried a voice in the crowd
"Old man dies!" The note he left was signed "Old Father Thames"
It seems he's drowned;
Selling England by the pound

Citizens of Hope and Glory
Time goes by - "it's the time of your life"
Easy now, sit you down
Chewing through your Wimpy dreams, they eat without a sound;
Digesting England by the pound

Young man says, "you are what you eat" - eat well
Old man says "you are what you wear" - wear well
You know what you are, you don't give a damn;
Bursting your belt that is your homemade sham

The Captain leads his dance right on through the night
Join the dance...
Follow on! Till the Grail sun sets in the mould
Follow on! Till the gold is cold
Dancing out with the moonlit knight
Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout

There's a fat old lady outside the saloon; Laying out the credit cards she plays Fortune
The deck is uneven right from the start;
And all of their hands are playing apart

The Captain leads his dance right on through the night
Join the dance...
Follow on! A Round Table-talking down we go
You're the show!

Off we go with: You play the hobbyhorse
I'll play the fool
We'll tease the bull
Ringing round and loud, loud & round
Follow on! With a twist of the world we go
Follow on! Till the gold is cold
Dancing out with the moonlit knight
Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout

Stephen Richard “Steve” Hackett (born 12 February 1950) is an English guitarist, musician, songwriter and singer. He gained prominence as lead guitarist of the British progressive rock group Genesis, which he joined in 1970 and left in 1977 to pursue a solo career. Hackett contributed to six Genesis studio albums, three live albums and seven singles.

In 1986, Hackett co-founded the supergroup GTR with another progressive guitarist, Steve Howe of Yes and Asia. The group released the self-titled album GTR, which peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 in the United States and spawned the Top 20 single “When the Heart Rules the Mind”. When Hackett left GTR in 1987, the group disbanded.

After leaving GTR, Hackett resumed his solo career and has released albums and toured worldwide on a regular basis since. His body of work encompasses many styles, including progressive rock, world music, and classical. His playing has influenced guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen, Alex Lifeson, Brian May and Steve Rothery. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010.

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