Time For A Change 3

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THE CROSSING (MY SIMPLE THOUGHTS)

I SEE MY FATHER GROWING OLD
…HE SAYS HIS TIME IS COMING
THE LIGHTS ARE DIM, THE GROUND IS COLD
…MY SOUL AND HEART ARE FLYING
BEWARE TIME SLIPS AWAY TOO FAST
…CRUEL TRUTH CREEPS UP BEHIND YOU
FLEETING MEMORY BLOWS OUT WITH THE WIND
…MY SOUL AND HEART ARE ACHING

A PASSING PHASE, A DISTANT DREAM
SOME THINGS ARE WORTH THE FIGHT
THE COURSE OBSCURED, THE ROAD NOT CLEARED
LOOK FOR THE INNER LIGHT
                    
OUR HEADS A’SWIRLIN’ THE CURTAIN PARTS
…THE RULES KEEP CHANGING SLOWLY
I LOOK AROUND THE ROOM OF PRAYER
….MY SOUL AND HEART ARE CRYING.
THE SIMPLE THOUGHTS ARE ALL I HAVE
HEARTH, HOME…SWEET SURRENDER
THOUGHTS OF YOU NOT IF…BUT WHEN
MY SOUL AND HEART ARE PLEADING.

AS I STAND ABOVE THE CROSSING,
A QUESTION ROLLS THROUGH MY HEAD
AM I GOING TO GAIN SALVATION;
OR, WILL I SPIN UNTIL I’M DEAD?

…I’M SINGING TO THE ANGELS
….MY SOUL AND HEART ARE TRYING.
TAKE THE SHROUD OFF TURN THE LIGHTS ON
MY SOUL AND HEART ARE DREAMING

ALL THOSE QUESTIONS AND THE ANSWERS,
THE RHYMES AND REASONS TOO
ARE A CLEAR AND PERFECT PICTURE
OF THE LIFE I HAVE WITH YOU.

New York City/New Haven
November 2001/March 2002