Yes

Released: March 27, 1970

Songwriter: Chris Squire Jon Anderson

Producer: Tony Colton

Long ago a tall man told a tale of yesterday
Searching for the truth to life and not for just a way
Finding pleasure from the sounds his ears they did obey
In his life a moment's pleasure never to delay
He was lost and in his trust he found a new meaning
Seeing the things in different lights his life was redeeming

Words of peace would fill his mind and change his way of life
Peaceful meetings with his heart have made him more alive
Meeting wise old women on the cliffs of life itself
Asking not for just meaning, more for just himself
Soon we'll be as he proclaimed in a new way of living
Take the things you need in life but remember the giving

Prophesy within your mind and you will work it out
Prophesy that some will die but only those who doubt
Then you'll never worry as sometimes you used to do
Just remember when you're gone there's someone after you, you

Yes are an English rock band formed in 1968 by bassist Chris Squire and singer Jon Anderson.

The band first achieved success in the 1970s with a progressive, art and symphonic style of rock music. They are distinguished by their use of mystical and cosmic lyrics, live stage sets, and lengthy compositions, often with complex instrumental and vocal arrangements. Nine of their twenty studio albums have reached the top ten in either the UK or US, with two reaching number one in the UK. They have sold 13.5 million certified units in the US.

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