I came across A photograph A wake up call From the distant past A sudden shock Reminding me How tenuous And fragile life can be So many lost Far out to sea So is it all a Fait a compli Perhaps a power Greater than us Decides who rides The omnibus
When we were young We couldn't see How life can show A cruel streak So many words We left unsaid And desires Left unfed
I could have been A better friend Said I loved you But in the end We can't control Or subjugate The machinery of fate
Long distance calls In the dark Couldn't help you When times were hard Only one way This road can lead Without a compass Only speed So many years Between us now And the seven seas Where the weak Ones drown We build up walls We can't get out We used to talk We used to shout