Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Steve Hackett
Canonical path: /hackett-steve/the-gulf
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Gulf
Read The Gulf lyrics by Steve Hackett on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Gulf
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You know it's so hard
To be up before dawn
A few seconds' breath
A last cigarette
Execution fever
In a war torn land
Maybe it's the will of the Lord
Or the mind of man
There's been heavy fighting
In the Gulf of Iran
Pour away your whiskey
Or meet the kiss of the lash
Cover up your women
Like it says in the Koran
Maybe it's the will of the Lord
Or the mind of man
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Steve Hackett performs "The Gulf", and this lyric page sits inside the Steve Hackett catalog on LyroVerse.
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