Lyrics Behind the Ritual - Van Morrison

Behind the Ritual

Drinking wine in the alley, drinking wine in the alley
Making time, drinking that wine
Out of my mind in the days gone by
Making time with Sally, drinking that wine
In the days gone by, talking all out of my mind
Drinking that wine, talking all out of my mind
Spin and turning in the alley, spin and turning in the alley
Like a Whirling Dervish in the alley, drinking that wine
Drinking wine, making time in the days gone by
Boogie woogie child in the alley
Drinking that wine, making time, talking all out of my mind
Drinking wine in the days gone by, behind the ritual
Behind the ritual, behind the ritual
In the days gone by, drinking that wine
Making time, drinking that wine way back in time
Spin and turn and then rhyme in the alley
Spin and turning, making up rhymes, talking all out of my mind
Talking that jive, drinking that wine in the days gone by
Drinking wine in the alley, drinking that wine
Making time, talking all out of my mind
Drinking that wine making time in the alley
Behind the ritual, behind the ritual
You find the spiritual, you find the spiritual
Behind the ritual in the days gone by
Drinking wine in the alley, drinking wine in the alley
Making time, talking all out of my mind
Drinking that wine in the days gone by, days gone by
Spin and turn talking that jive
Spin and turn talking that jive all out of our minds
Drinking that sweet wine
Making time, making time in the days gone by
Behind the ritual, behind the ritual
Behind the ritual, behind the ritual
Drinking that wine making time in the days gone by
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Behind the ritual, making time in the days gone by
In the days gone by, in the days gone by
Drink that wine, making time
Getting high in the days gone by, drinking that wine
Getting high behind the ritual
Getting high behind the ritual
Drinking that wine in the days gone by
Behind the ritual, behind the ritual
Behind the ritual, behind that spiritual
In the days gone by drinking that wine and getting high
So high behind the ritual, so high behind the ritual
So high in the days gone by
Drinking that wine making time, making time
Stretching time, stretching time
Drinking that wine, stretching time
Stretching time in the days gone by behind the ritual
Behind the ritual
Behind the ritual