Two favorite songs... his lyrics/music paint such vivid, evocative pictures, though he might sound wimpy to some...
Al Stewart - On the Border, Flying Sorcery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2L_OyS21lM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8OPP7HWCFg
Some more of Al Stewart...
Roads to Moscow, Nostradamus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOx1qNUMnCc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa89bt0GZvQ