The Shield
(Blackmore/Evans/Lord)
From "The Book Of Taliesyn", 1968

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Mama plays a queen on the hill built on a dream



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While the children play in the field



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Papa smokes the pipe of a sweet and better life



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But how strong is the shield?



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Can peace be found on the carpet above ground



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Where sky is forever blue




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So let it pass baby now, the slow and riding cloud



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Which may take me from you