Genesis - Seven Stones lyrics

I heard the old man tell his tale:

Tinker, alone within a storm
And losing hope he clears the
Leaves beneath a tree
Seven stones lay on the ground
Within the seventh house a friend was found
And the changes of no consequence
Will pick up the reins from nowhere

Sailors, in peril on the sea
Amongst the waves a rock looms nearer
And not yet seen they see a gull flying by
The Captain turns the boat and
He asks not why
And the changes of no consequence

Will pick up the reins from nowhere, nowhere
Despair that tires the world brings
The old man laughter
The laughter of the world only grieves him
Believe him the old man's guide is chance

I heard the old man tell his tale:

Farmer, who knows not when to sow
Consults the old man clutching
Money in his hand and with a shrug
The old man smiled
Took the money, left the farmer wild
And the changes of no consequence will
Pick up the reins from nowhere nowhere

Despair that tires the world brings
The old man laughter
The laughter of the world only grieves him
Believe him the old man's guide is chance