Sat in Your Lap

About Sat in Your Lap

"Sat in Your Lap" (1981) is a song by the English musician Kate Bush. It was the first single to be released from her fourth album The Dreaming (1982), though it was issued 15 months prior to the album, which was nowhere near completion at that time. The single peaked at no. 11 in the UK Singles Chart.

Year:

1990

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I see the people working
And see it working for them
And so I want to join in
But then I find it hurts me 

Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap 
Some say that knowledge is something that you never have

I see the people happy
So can it happen for me? 
'Cause when I am unhappy 
There's nothing that can move me

Some say that knowledge is something that you never have 
Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap
Some say that heaven is hell
Some say that hell is heaven

I must admit, just when I think I'm king
(I just begin) 
Just when I think I'm king, I must admit
(I just begin) 
Just when I think I'm king
(I just begin) 

I've been doing it for years 
My goal is moving near
It says, look, I'm over here
Then it up and disappears

Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap 
Some say that knowledge is ho-ho-ho-ho

I want to be a lawyer
I want to be a scholar 
But I really can't be bothered 
Ooh, just gimme it quick, gimme it, gimme gimme gimme gimme! 

Some say that knowledge is ho-ho-ho 
Some say that knowledge is ho-ho-ho
Some say that heaven is hell
Some say that hell is heaven

I must admit, just when I think I'm king 
(I just begin) 
Just when I think I'm king, I must admit 
(I just begin) 
Just when I think everything's going great
(I just begin) 
I get the break 
Hey, I'm gonna take it all 
(I just begin) 
When I'm king
(Just begin) 

In my dome of ivory 
A home of activity
I want the answers quickly 
But I don't have no energy 

I hold a cup of wisdom
But there is nothing within
My cup, she never overfloweth 
And 'tis I that moan and groaneth 

Some grey and white matter
(Give me the karma, mama)
I'm coming up the ladder
I'm coming up the ladder
(A jet to Mecca)
Up the ladder
(Tibet or Jeddah)
(To Salisbury)
(A monastery)
(The longest journey)
(Across the desert)
(Across the weather)
(Across the elements)
(Across the water)

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Kate Bush

Catherine "Kate" Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years. more »

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