David Crosby and Phil Collins

David Crosby: Vocal, Guitar

Jeff Pevar: Guitar

James 'Hutch' Hutchinson: Bass

Michael Finnigan: Keyboards, Harmony Vocals

Jody Cortez: Drums

Kipp Lennon: Harmony Vocals

Intro. (Keyboard and Electric Guitar)

It was one of those great stories that you can't
put down at night

The hero knew what he had to do and he wasn't
afraid to fight

The villain goes to jail while the hero goes free

I wish it were that simple for me

And the reason that she loved him

Was the reason I loved him too

And he never wondered what was right or wrong

He just knew, he just knew

Instrumental (Keyboard and Electric Guitar)

Shadow and shade mix together at dawn

But by the time you catch them simplicity's gone

So we sort through the pieces my friends and I

Searching through the darkness to find the breaks
in the sky

And the reason that she loved him

Was the reason I loved him too

And he never wondered what was right or wrong

He just knew, he just knew

Instrumental (Keyboard and Electric Guitar)

And we wonder yes, we wonder

How do you make sense of this

When the hero kills the maiden

With his kiss, with his kiss

Instrumental (Keyboard and Electric Guitar)
Aaaah ...

It was one of those great stories that you can't
put down at night

The hero knew what he had to do and he wasn't
afraid to fight

The villain goes to jail while the hero goes free

I wish it were that simple for me

It were that simple for me

Ending (Keyboard and Electric Guitar)

© 1991 Hidden Pun Music Inc. / Stay Straight
Music (BMI)