Al Stewart - Midas Shadow

You got your ticket and your hotel keys
And your overnight bag at your feet
You're looking down on the tropical trees
While the Spanish maids pick up the sheets

Conquistador, in search of gold
For all the jackdaw reasons
The Midas shadow that's so hard to please
And follows wherever you go

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained", they said
So you played for, the winner takes all
And tossed the dice high up and craned your head
To see how the numbers would fall

You stole the game so easily
Your luck ran with the seasons
But still the shadow that the night won't free
Just follows wherever you go

Another day, another boarding card
As you wait for your seat on the plane
The movie runs but you're still working hard
And you don't touch your food or champagne

I know that when your well runs dry
You'll want to know the reason
The empty night will bring you no reply
As it follows wherever you go

You got your ticket and your hotel keys
And your overnight bag at your feet
You're looking down on the tropical trees
While the Spanish maids pick up the sheets

Conquistador, in search of gold
For all the jackdaw reasons
The Midas shadow that's so hard to please
And follows wherever you go

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained", they said
So you played for, the winner takes all
And tossed the dice high up and craned your head
To see how the numbers would fall

You stole the game so easily
Your luck ran with the seasons
But still the shadow that the night won't free
Just follows wherever you go

Another day, another boarding card
As you wait for your seat on the plane
The movie runs but you're still working hard
And you don't touch your food or champagne

I know that when your well runs dry
You'll want to know the reason
The empty night will bring you no reply
As it follows wherever you go

Al Stewart - Midas Shadow

Track 3 (side one) from the album, "Year of the Cat" (1976). Full "Year of the Cat" album playlist ...

Al Stewart - Midas Shadow - 11/12/1978 - Capitol Theatre (Official)

Al Stewart - Midas Shadow Recorded Live: 11/12/1978 - Capitol Theatre - Passaic, NJ More Al Stewart at Music Vault: http://www.musicvault.com Subscribe to ...

Al Stewart with Dave Nachmanoff - Midas Shadow

Al Stewart and Dave Nachmanoff perform "Midas Shadow", a song from Al's "Year of the Cat" CD. Video by Randel Bowen (an InFocus film). A live performance ...

Al Stewart - Midas Shadow

Al Stewart , Midas Shadow , Live at the Royal Albert Hall May 22, 2015 .

A piano intro by Peter White leads to a tasty and timely solo by Tim Renwick .

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