Jethro Tull

Wind-Up (Early Version) [New Mix]


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When I was young and they packed me off to school
And taught me how not to play the game
I didn't mind if they groomed me for success
Or if they said that I was just a fool.

So I left there in the morning
With their God tucked underneath my arm
Their half-assed smiles and the book of rules

And I asked this God a question
And by way of firm reply
He said, "I'm not the kind you have to wind up on Sundays?

So to my old headmaster (and to anyone who cares)
Before I'm through I'd like to say my prayers

I don't believe you
You had the whole damn thing all wrong
He's not the kind you have to wind up on Sundays.
Well, you can excommunicate me on my way to Sunday school
And have all the bishops harmonize these lines

How do you dare tell me that I'm my Father's son?
When that was just an accident of birth
I'd rather look around me, compose a better song
'Cos that's the honest measure of my worth
In your pomp and all your glory you're a poorer man than me
As you lick the boots of death born out of fear

When I was young and they packed me off to school
And taught me how not to play the game
I didn't mind if they groomed me for success
Or if they said that I was just a fool
I left there in the morning
With their God under my arm
Their half-assed smiles and the book of rules

Well, you can excommunicate me on my way to Sunday school
Have all the bishops harmonize these lines

When I was young and they packed me off to school
And they taught me how not to play the game
I didn't mind if they groomed me for success
Or if they said that I was just a fool

So to my old headmaster (and to anyone who cares)
Before I'm through I'd like to say my prayers
Well you can excommunicate me on my way to Sunday school
And have all the bishops harmonize these lines

I don't believe you
You had the whole damn thing all wrong
He's not the kind you have to wind up on Sundays

Wind-Up (Early Version) [New Mix] de Jethro Tull

This song appears in 9 albums

Songs from Bethlehem (Live at Bethlehem, PA, 9/8/2003) [Audio Version] - Jethro Tull
Songs from Bethlehem (Live at Bethlehem, PA, 9/8/2003) [Audio Version]
2018
5 Album Set: Aqualung / A Passion Play / Minstrel In the Gallery / Too Old to Rock 'N' Roll / Songs from the Wood (Remastered) - Jethro Tull
5 Album Set: Aqualung / A Passion Play / Minstrel In the Gallery / Too Old to Rock 'N' Roll / Songs from the Wood (Remastered)
2012
Aqualung Live - Jethro Tull
Aqualung Live
2012
Aqualung (Steven Wilson Mix and Master) - Jethro Tull
Aqualung (Steven Wilson Mix and Master)
2011
Aqualung Live (Special Collectors' Edition) - Jethro Tull
Aqualung Live (Special Collectors' Edition)
2005
Through the Years - Jethro Tull
Through the Years
1997
Minstrel In the Gallery - Jethro Tull
Minstrel In the Gallery
1975
Aqualung (Bonus Track Version) - Jethro Tull
Aqualung (Bonus Track Version)
1971
Aqualung (40th Anniversary Special Edition) - Jethro Tull
Aqualung (40th Anniversary Special Edition)
1971
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