Byblos Lyrics

I saw her once before; she didn't turn me on.
One night she stopped to talk to pa*s the time.
And then I saw her eyes; her softly smiling glow,
We sat and talked all night at byblos.
She talked of feelings that I knew were true.
She painted me a picture using every shade of blue
It was light with laughter, at times it made me cry,
And now I'll never know just why I didn't ever try to hold her;
To squeeze her; to kiss her all night long, I never tried to please her.

Then, soon she had to go;
I sat there all alone
And thought of things she said
The whole day through.
And then I realized,
I never took the time
To find out where she lived
Or where to call.
I thought that I would see her
The next night,
Anticipating how I'd set myself right.

Then, I went back to byblos;
I sat there and waited,
Feeling just a little nervous
And a little frustrated.


Then, soon, in she came, looking just the same
Oo, I could hardly wait to take her far from the game.
Then a person came in to the club
That I had to speak to
I explained the situation to her
And I thought she understood
But I guess she thought I was jiving her around
Cause when I looked for her, this is what I found
She was rapping with a real good friend of mine,
He was happening, I guess it was his time.
I really couldn't blame him, cause he was sad and lonely too.
But just talking to her did me so much good, I knew she'd do him good too.
Then I went home and I got it on,
Sat down to write these words when I was finally alone.
And then, about halfway through I wondered if someone knew
Where she was, so I could give her a call,
And I found out that she was right down the hall,
Not too far away,
But that's ok, I'll just wait for the day when I can see her again
And spend some time.

Chicago - Chicago VII

Nov 2002

1. Prelude To Aire
2. Aire
3. Devil's Sweet
4. Italian From New York
5. Hanky Panky
6. Life Saver
7. Mongonucleosis
8. Song Of The Evergreens
9. Byblos
10. Women Don't Want To Love Me
11. Skinny Boy
12. Happy Man (LP Version)
13. (I've Been) Searchin' So Long
14. Wishing You Were Here (Remastered LP Version)
15. Call On Me
16. Byblos (Rehearsal)