A Change Of Seasons

I remember a time

My frail, virgin mind

Watched the crimson sunrise

Imagined what it might find

Life was filled with wonder

I felt the warm wind blow

I must explore the boundaries

Transcend the depths of winter’s snow



Innocence caressing me

I never felt so young before

There was so much life to see

Yet I knew there must be more



But those days are gone now

Changed like a leaf on a tree

Blown away forever

Into the cool autumn breeze

The snow has now fallen

And I know where I stand

All of my childhood memories

Left lying in the sand



In my den of inequity

Viciousness and delicacy

Struggled to find the sane

Struggled to ease the pain

Ignorance surrounding me

I’ve never been so filled with fear

Now I know that there is more

The warmth is gone

But the chill forever here



I’ll always remember

The chill of november

The news of the fall

The sounds in the hall

The clock on the wall, ticking away

Seize the day

I heard him say

Life will not always be this way.

Look around, and hear the sound

Another time like this can’t be found.



We can learn from the past

But those days are gone



In my frail, virgin mind

Words have lost my way

I have to seize the day

To home I returned



Preparing for her flight

I held with all my might

Fearing my deepest fright

She walked into the night

She turned for one last look

She looked me in the eye

I said, ’i love you... good-bye.’



Please don’t go



[instrumental section]



So far so few between

My eyes filled full

With desire fulfilled

All my dreams came true

All the world,

And all of you

Everyday there’s a constant reminder

Of all the pleasures we shared together

Love is not just a passing word

It’s a state of heart that goes on forever



I was blinded by a paradise

Utopia high in the sky

The love there will never come away

Deep in sorrow, wandering faraway



I stood outside in the rain for us

I tried to work out all of the pain for us

I sat alone and took the blame for us

My mind has torn and gone insane for us



Innocent sinner

Repeat offender

Promiscuous promiser

A faith lender

Indecisive decisions

Torn with heartless divisions

Watering all my visions of love



Of all the world, I give to you

All of the world,

All the world, I give to you

All of the world



[instrumental section]



I’m much wiser now

A lifetime of memories

Run through my head

Memories they taught me

For better or worse, alive or dead

I realize, there’s no turning back

Life goes on the offbeaten track



I sit down with my son

Can’t you see the crimson sunset

He’s my only one

Now that my time has come

Now that my day is done

Looking into the sun he said

’don’t go, don’t go,

Please don’t go, now.

Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go.’

The roses in the window box

Have tilted to one side

Everything about this house

Is gonna grow and die



Well it doesn’t seem a year ago

To this very day

You said sorry honey

If I don’t change the pace

I can’t face another day



[chorus:]

And love lies bleeding in my hand

Oh it kills me to think of you with another man

I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan

When my guitar couldn’t hold you

So I split the band

Love lies bleeding in my hands



I wonder if those changes

Have left a scar on you

All the burning hoops of fire

That you and I passed through



You’re a bluebird on a telegraph line

I hope you’re happy now

While if the wind of change coming down your way girl

You’ll make it back somehow



[chorus]

[chorus]

Love lies bleeding in my hands

Can you remember remember my name

As I flow through your life

A thousand oceans I have flown

And cold spirits of ice

All my life

I am the echo of your past



I am returning the echo of a point in time

Distant faces shine

A thousand warriors I have known

And laughing as the spirits appear

All your life

Shadows of another day



And if you hear me talking on the wind

You’ve got to understand

We must remain

Perfect strangers



I know I must remain inside this silent well of sorrow



A strand of silver hanging through the sky

Touching more than you see

The voice of ages in your mind

Is aching with the dead of the night

Precious life (your tears are lost in falling rain)



And if you hear me talking on the wind

You’ve got to understand

We must remain

Perfect strangers