I count the hours slipping through my hands
Marking years on shifting sands
Promises made to a man I once knew
Dreams borrowed never used
There’s a clock on every wall
Telling me what I already know
Blue suits hanging by the door
Heavy with the life I wore
I chase the minutes that slip by
Every breath, another goodbye
All these days that flicker with pain
Carved from moments I can’t save
If I only have so long to feel
Why do I still take these same roads?
Wondering where my life has gone
With time running on and on
Let me find some meaning here
While the hours disappear
Monotone mornings, recycled lines
Trading cash for borrowed time
My reflection wears a stranger’s face
Longing for a lighter place
Coffee cools beside unread plans
I trace illusions in my hands
Learning how to say farewell
To someone I once knew well
I hold my breath in crowded halls
Waiting for something to quiet these walls
All these days that flicker with pain
Carved from moments I can’t save
If I only have so long to feel
Why do I still take these same roads?
Wondering where my life has gone
With time running on and on
Let me find some meaning here
While the hours disappear
Would I walk away, if courage called my name?
Could I fill the silence, let go of the blame?
When my pattern’s broken, what remains?
Just the wish that I could start again
All these days that flicker with pain
Carved from moments I can’t save
If I only have so long to feel
Why do I still take these same roads?
Wondering where my life has gone
With time running on and on
Let me find some meaning here
While the hours disappear
Another sunrise, another chance
To force a change in my circumstance
The ticking slows, a softer sound
Hope is where I’m found