Sat In Your Lap

Album: The Dreaming (1981)
Charted: 11
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  • I see the people working
    And see it working for them
    And so I want to join in
    But then I find it hurts me

    Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap
    Some say that knowledge is something that you never have

    I see the people happy
    So can it happen for me?
    'Cause when I am unhappy
    There's nothing that can move me

    Some say that knowledge is something that you never have
    Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap
    Some say that heaven is hell
    Some say that hell is heaven

    I must admit, just when I think I'm king
    (I just begin)
    Just when I think I'm king, I must admit
    (I just begin)
    Just when I think I'm king
    (I just begin)

    I've been doing it for years
    My goal is moving near
    It says, look, I'm over here
    Then it up and disappears

    Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap
    Some say that knowledge is ho-ho-ho-ho

    I want to be a lawyer
    I want to be a scholar
    But I really can't be bothered
    Ooh, just gimme it quick, gimme it, gimme gimme gimme gimme!

    Some say that knowledge is ho-ho-ho
    Some say that knowledge is ho-ho-ho
    Some say that heaven is hell
    Some say that hell is heaven

    I must admit, just when I think I'm king
    (I just begin)
    Just when I think I'm king, I must admit
    (I just begin)
    Just when I think everything's going great
    (I just begin)
    I get the break
    Hey, I'm gonna take it all
    (I just begin)
    When I'm king
    (Just begin)

    In my dome of ivory
    A home of activity
    I want the answers quickly
    But I don't have no energy

    I hold a cup of wisdom
    But there is nothing within
    My cup, she never overfloweth
    And 'tis I that moan and groaneth

    Some grey and white matter
    (Give me the karma, mama)
    I'm coming up the ladder
    I'm coming up the ladder
    (A jet to Mecca)
    Up the ladder
    (Tibet or Jeddah)
    (To Salisbury)
    (A monastery)
    (The longest journey)
    (Across the desert)
    (Across the weather)
    (Across the elements)
    (Across the water) Writer/s: KATE BUSH
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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