The Alan Parsons Project was the collective reference to several lineups of a British progressive rock band, active between 1975 and 1990, whose rosters consisted of Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson surrounded by a varying number of session musicians and some relatively consistent band members such as guitarist Ian Bairnson, arranger Andrew Powell, bassist and vocalist David Paton, drummer Stuart Elliott, and vocalists Lenny Zakatek and Chris Rainbow. Behind the revolving line-up and the regular sidemen, the true core of the Project was the duo of Parsons and Woolfson. Parsons was an audio engineer and producer by profession, but also a musician and a composer. A songwriter by profession, Woolfson was also a composer, a pianist, and a singer. Almost all songs on the Project's albums are credited to "Woolfson/Parsons".
"Old and Wise" is a 1982 song by the Alan Parsons Project from the album "Eye in the Sky". The song reached number 21 on the Billboard AC charts in the US in early 1983 and number 74 in the United Kingdom: the first of the band's singles to chart in that country. The lead vocal on "Old and Wise" was performed by former Zombies vocalist Colin Blunstone. Blunstone made several appearances on Alan Parsons Project albums, but "Old and Wise" was the only single with Blunstone as lead singer to gain airplay. Blunstone later re-recorded the song for his own two-disc Best Of album, titled "Old and Wise," released in 2003.
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Lyrics:
As far as my eyes can see
There are shadows approaching me
And to those I left behind
I wanted you to know
You've always shared my deepest thoughts
You follow where I go
And ohh.. when I'm old and wise
Bitter words mean little to me
Autumn winds will blow right through me
And someday in the mist of time
When they ask me if I knew you
I'd smile and say you were a friend of mine
And the sadness would be lifted from my eyes
Ohh.. when I'm old and wise..
As far as my eyes can see
There are shadows surrounding me
And to those I leave behind
I want you all to know
You've always shared my darkest hours
I'll miss you when I go
And ohh.. when I'm old and wise
Heavy words that tossed and blew me
Like autumn winds will blow right through me
And someday.. in the mist of time
When they ask you if you knew me
Remember that you were a friend.. of mine..
As the final curtain fall.. before my eyes
Ohh.. when I'm old and wise..
As far as my eyes can see..
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