If I'd Stayed Around

Watchyourdaughter'schildrenplay
Thirtyyearsagotoday
Memoriesofyourlastyoungsummer
Neverseemedsofaraway
Smilingatthegatheringstorm
Inthekhakiuniform
Wh...

Every step must be placed so that I don't fall off
Looking down to see about how much higher I am
Another cool wind comes through, brushes my skin
The...

Down in yon valley there was a fine wedding
Oh, but the bride she had proved to be unkind
When looking back on their bygone lover
Her former true love...

Nothing is so good it lasts eternally,
Perfect situations must go wrong,
But this has never yet prevented me,
Wanting far too much,
For far too long,
...

You just say the things you want to hear
And like a fool I believed everything was clear
But now I feel so different
I don't know what to say
The thin...

Thequestionthatyouneveraskeddemandednoreply
Tobetherewasthetruth,tosayitwasthelie
AndgratefulwasthegiverforthegiftofyouandI
Sobethankfulforareasontoco...

Whenwinter'sshadowyfingersfirstpursueyoudownthestreet
Andyourbootsnolongerlieaboutthecoldaroundyourfeet
Whosememorieslieinruinsandwhoseruinslieinheat
...

Palewasthewoundedknight,thatboretherowanshield
Loudandcruelweretheraven'scriesthatfeastedonthefield
Saying"Beckwatercoldandclearwillnevercleanyourwoun...

Tell me it's not true
Say it's just a story
Something on the news
Tell me it's not true
Though it's here before me
Say it's just a dream
Say it's just...