like two bookends
back together again
old friends
and
i
am still sure
it does not matter
where we have been
or
how
good it has been
for us
to
spread our wings
and fly
through
the crosswinds
and
around the world
but still
we remain, old friends
with
heart and soul
and
the
joyful tears roll down
between the
timeless faces

once in a lifetime
when
the
golden sun
touches your round face
over the horizon
let
my heartbeat still
in
that quiet place
once in a lifetime

death swings
upon
a tender hook
like a pendulum
over
the
willow brooks

i
am a nightbird
when
i
go outside at night
i
spread my wings to take flight
even though
life is a struggle
i continue to fight
because
i
have the spirit of hope
yet
i
sing with all my might
still
i
let the light
shine through the cracks
yes
i know
everything will be all right
when
the light
shine through the cracks

when we hear
the
drumbeat of war
the
hands of death
upon our shores
now
our plows turned
into
guns and swords
thus
our flags are who we are
while
we taste the clouds of war

the
evening light
were
time stood still
if
love waits for me
upon the hill
when
we
are young lovers still
please let me wait right here
if you will
we fall in love
where
time stood still

lord
let me
dip thy wings
into
this
river of joy
and
with thy voice
oh lord
that is why
we sing