A Venture
Yes * Track #5 On The Yes Album (Deluxe Edition)
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A Venture by Yes
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This song seems to relate a basic moral lesson in the form of a simple fable. Excepting the instrumental “Clap”, this is the shortest song on the album. Its tale is told with sparse but diverse instrumentation, including some well-placed moments of silence that add poignancy to specific lines.
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A Venture Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Once a peaceful man laid his old head down by a river
Thought about his childhood life, his father and forgiver
Who couldn't hide away, hide away
[Verse 2]
He controlled the horses with a handclap or a whisper
Drink he couldn't combat but in all he was no sinner
Who couldn't hide away, hide away
[Chorus]
He told all his sons of all the antics of a venture
Then he told another one who drove himself to drink
Not to hide away, hide away
[Bridge]
Better men have realised alone is not a venture
A peaceful man would realise alone is no adventure
Just to hide away, hide away
[Chorus]
He told all his sons of all the antics of a venture
Then he told another one who drove himself to drink
Not to hide away, hide away
Hide away, hide away
Hide away, hide away
[Instrumental Outro]
A Venture Q&A
Who wrote A Venture's ?
A Venture was written by Jon Anderson.
Who produced A Venture's ?
A Venture was produced by Eddy Offord & Yes.