CROSSING ABBEY ROAD
(Music by Ray Sharp / Lyrics by Donna Devine)

Ray Sharp - Music
Donna Devine - Lyrics
Steve McAndrew - Vocals
Jay Shankman - Additional keys
Neal Van - Bass
John Wooten - Drums

Verse 1
a woman i once loved
walks towards me slowly
wraps a maxi-coat around her
in a gesture almost holy
she looks quite normal
an impression that won't last
she's caught in amber
a jewel from the past

Pre Chorus 1
those were the days my friend
for her they'll never end
never end

Chorus 1
her mind's a bermuda triangle
filled with psychedelic waste
it's all unchartable space
and the only thought she holds
is to count aloud the zebra stripes
while crossing abbey road
crossing abbey road

Verse 2
we strolled once through hyde park
giggling in the rain
ate a 99 flake
from the ice-cream van
watched a three-dimension rainbow
as it glorified the skies
and when the sun returned
i saw it dancing in her eyes

Pre Chorus 2
those were the days my friend
for her they'll never end
never end

Chorus 2
her mind's a bermuda triangle
filled with psychedelic waste
it's all unchartable space
and the only thought she holds
is to count aloud the zebra stripes
while crossing abbey road
crossing abbey road

Short Instrumental Break

lift
her elevator stops at the 13th floor
at a room that's never locked
the dead are always grateful
when she comes to sit and talk

Longer Instrumental Break

Verse 3
now she lives by herself
but is never alone
voices laughing in her head
though no one ever phones
she fell from lucy's diamond sky
but can still describe the ways
she hears the colours in her mind
sees notes when music plays

Pre Chorus 3
once the woman held me fast
now she walks blindly past

Chorus 3
her mind's a bermuda triangle
filled with psychedelic waste
it's all unchartable space
and the only thought she holds
is to count aloud the zebra stripes
while crossing abbey road
crossing abbey road

Comment:- This is the closest I think I will ever get to a beatles collaboration. Great lyrics and a very clever and complex composition by Ray make for a very interesting song. I am very happy to have been involved in this.

You can see the collaboration thread here and the finished song thread here.