Gold

look outside your window now
see your face in pavements lined with gold
feel that weariness that steals your heart
a sense of yearning drills down to the bones
but all these things that we have won
along the way i’ve found that they possess me
quietly we breathe our fears
our prayers defend against this great unknown
but words alone cannot stop tears
and lines will draw on cheeks as we grow older
and in this life you give more than you take
but we are found there in the losing
so give, give, give,
give, give, give a little more
give a little more
don’t you know you’ve come this way before
i don’t know, i don’t know what for
don’t you know you’ve come this way before
don’t you know you’ve come this way before
I don’t know, I don’t know what for
don’t you know you’ve walked right out the door
look outside your window, child
see your face in pavements lined with gold
feel that weariness that fills your heart
a sense of yearning thrills you to the bones