Wot's...Uh The Deal

Album: Obscured By Clouds (1972)
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  • Heaven sent the promised land
    Looks alright from where I stand
    'Cause I'm the man on the outside looking in

    Waiting on the first step
    Show me where the key is kept
    Point me down the right line because it's time

    To let me in from the cold
    Turn my lead into gold
    'Cause there's a chill wind blowing in my soul
    And I think I'm growing old

    Flash the readies
    What's, uh the deal?
    Got to make it to the next meal
    Try to keep up with the turning of the wheel

    Mile after mile (mile after mile)
    Stone after stone (stone after stone)
    you turn to speak but you're alone
    Million miles from home, you're on your own

    So let me in from the cold
    Turn my lead into gold
    'Cause there's a chill wind blowing in my soul
    And I think I'm growing old

    Fire bright by candlelight
    And her by my side
    And if she prefers we will never stir again

    Someone sent the promised land
    And I grabbed it with both hands
    Now I'm the man on the inside looking out

    Hear me shout "Come on in,
    What's the news and where you been?"
    'Cause there's no wind left in my soul
    And I've grown old Writer/s: DAVID JON GILMOUR, ROGER WATERS
    Publisher: T.R.O. INC.
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Comments: 8

  • Grayson Billings from The DesertI'm right there with you Gretar. My parents were hippies, (still are), and i grew up with Pink Floyd. didn't start liking them until i heard "the Wall". (i am a little older than you, 55. :) ). i started digging into their catalogue as i grew older. sure i knew "The Dark Side of the Moon" and "Wish You Were Here", but didn't start with the earlier albums until i got older. "Wots... Uh the Deal" is in my top 5 as well. BEAUTIFUL song
  • Gretar from Reykjavík Iceland ( Ísland)Iv listen to Floyd sinds they released "The Wall" (then 11 yo) and got MEGA hooked but late in 1985 ( was 16 yo) I discovered "Obscured by Clouds", maybe there Best Record.?
    And "Wot's..... Uh the deal" have been my "one of top five" with Pink Floyd...... Uh & still is (now 54 yo).
    Pink Floyd is the "BEST Mental Medicine I know of or have trued :-)
  • Flink Pod from AustraliaDavid wrote the guitar parts, not the chord sequence or melody.
  • Nik Gnashers from Lincolnshire, UkOne of my favourites, and one I play myself at open mic nights.
  • Jason from Raleigh, NcIs it crazy that this might be my favorite Floyd song?
  • Matt from Winter Park, FlThe lyrics to this song almost synched to my life when I first moved away from home. I was so far from home and alone for a while and every time I hear David singing "MIllion miles from home, your all alone..." I get the chills. A most beautiful song by Pink Floyd.
  • Oldpink from New Castle, InI find this song absolutely gorgeous, with Dave's gentle singing and his guitar simply crying out joyfully.
    Dave was smart to perform it live for his solo tours, especially considering how Floyd would not do it live.
  • Chuck from Joppa, Md, MdUhm. Song was definitely a collaboration...and GILMOUR wrote the music. Hence, why he's been performing it live a lot recently.
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