DESCRIPTION:
Van Morrison - Ivory Tower

"Ivory Tower" is a song written by Van Morrison and included on his 1986 album, "No Guru, No Method, No Teacher". It was recorded in 1985 on the Mercury Records label. Maybe it's a song written from the perspective of God. Maybe it's just a nice R&B song. Maybe both. I like to think so.

Lyrics:

[Chorus:]

When you come down
From your Ivory Tower
You will see how it really must be
To be like me to see like me
To feel like me

Take a look at me I'm a poor man's son
I never did no harm to no one
You've got money in the bank
And I don't have none

When you come down etc etc....

[Bridge:]
You can see through
Your rose coloured glasses
In a world that seems
like glamour to you
You've got opinions and judgements about
All kind of things
That you don't know anything about

Don't you know the price that I have to pay
Just to do everything I have to do
Do you think that there's nothing to it
You should try it sometime

[Chorus]


Made by:
Van Morrison - vocal
June Boyce - backing vocals
Richie Buckley - tenor saxophone
Martin Drover - trumpet
David Hayes - bass
Rosie Hunter - backing vocals
Jeff Labes - piano
Chris Michie - guitar
John Platania - guitar
Bianca Thornton - backing vocals
Jeanie Tracy - backing vocals
Baba Trunde - drums

Photograph: New York. December 15, 1931. "River House, 52nd Street and East River. Cloud study, noon, looking south from 27th floor." 5x7 safety negative by the prolific architectural photographer Samuel H. Gottscho @Shorpy