Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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The song 'Many Too Many' by the band Genesis, from their "And Then There Were Three" album. Audio taken from 1994 stereo remaster on CD.

Lyrics (adapted from liner notes:)
Many too many have stood wher eI stand
Many more will stand here too,
But I think what I find strange is the way you built me up
Then knocked me down again.

The part was fun but now it's over.
Why can't I just leave the stage?
Maybe that's because you securely locked me up
Then threw away the key.

Oh mama,
Please would you find the key.
Oh pretty mama,
Please won't you let me go free.
I thought I was lucky
I thought that I'd got it made.
How could I be so blind?

You said goodbye on a corner
That I thought led to the straight,
You set me on a firmly laid and simple course
And then removed the road.

Oh mama,
Please help me find the way.
Oh pretty mama,
Please lead me through the next day.
I thought I was lucky
I thought that I'd got it made.
How could I be so blind?

"And Then There Were Three" album playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaJcanknqCjqaymoRPHmJHfwAM1PiuBlN