What It Is Lyrics – Mark Knopfler

What It Is Lyrics by Mark Knopfler

The Drinking Dens Are Spilling Out
There’s Staggering In The Square
There’s Lads And Lasses Falling About
And A Crackling In The Air

Down Around The Dungeon Doors
The Shelters And The Queues
Everybody’s Looking For
Somebody’s Arms To Fall Into

And It’s What It Is
It’s What It Is Now
There’s Frost On The Graves And The Monuments
But The Taverns Are Warm In Town

People Curse The Government
And Shovel Hot Food Down
The Lights Are Out In City Hall
The Castle And The Keep

The Moon Shines Down Upon It All
The Legless And Asleep
And It’s Cold On The Tollgate
With The Wagons Creeping Through

Cold On The Tollgate
God Knows What I Could Do With You
And It’s What It Is
It’s What It Is Now

The Garrison Sleeps In The Citadel
With The Ghosts And The Ancient Stones
High Up On The Parapet
A Scottish Piper Stands Alone

And High On The Wind
The Highland Drums Begin To Roll
And Something From The Past Just Comes
And Stares Into My Soul

And It’s Cold On The Tollgate
With The Caledonian Blues
Cold On The Tollgate
God Knows What I Could Do With You

And It’s What It Is
It’s What It Is Now
What It Is
It’s What It Is Now

There’s A Chink Of Light, There’s A Burning Wick
There’s A Lantern In The Tower
Wee Willie Winkie With A Candlestick
Still Writing Songs In The Wee Wee Hours

On Charlotte Street I Take
A Walking Stick From My Hotel
The Ghost Of Dirty Dick
Is Still In Search Of Little Nell

And It’s What It Is
It’s What It Is Now
Oh It’s What It Is
What It Is Now
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Mark Knopfler Lyrics – What It Is

Mark Knopfler

What It Is