Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Like many of the songs on Under Wraps, this song concerns cold-war espionage. The narrator has had an encounter with a woman who is also a spy. After they conclude their business, he hopes to engage in some unprofessional activity, but she flees the country in a submarine. Both the narrator and h...
Later, that same evening, she ran
I think she ran alone
Later, she had early warning from
A hidden phone
Checked with the embassy ---
She might have been
A million miles away
Should I circulate her likeness
At all airports without delay?
It was later ---
Later that same evening
Earlier, we had had a drink or four
In some Kensington hotel
Hard --- it was hard to keep my mind
On what she had to sell
And with all business done
We took a cab ---
Should it be her place or mine?
Good security prevailed
And I was home just after nine
It was later ---
Later that same evening
Now I want you back
Yes, they want you back
We want you back
My country wants you back
Later, in the wee small hours
There was heavy traffic on the radio
Scare at a channel port ---
Small craft warnings to keep to shore
Lobstermen thought they saw
A submarine
Half submerged suspiciously
Though I arrived too late
I'm sure she blew a kiss to me
As the sub sailed out to sea
Later, That Same Evening was written by Peter-John Vettese & Ian Anderson.
Later, That Same Evening was produced by Ian Anderson.
Jethro Tull released Later, That Same Evening on Fri Sep 07 1984.