Shifting Sands

Remember when we were young

We searched for the heart of the sun

Closer to heaven than earth

But how much was it really worth?

Amazed, I drew breath

At what I had done

You were there when we swept through this land

Lose it all in the turn of a hand

My tears falling down like rain

When I realized the mess I had made

Ashamed, I drew breath

At what I'd become

I had it all, don't you understand?

Every woman, every man

I let it slip right through my hands

Like shifting sands

When a child stares too long at the sun

He'll cry when the light has gone

With my arms reaching up to the sky

Maybe I just wanted to fly

Like them

I was gone

I had it all, don't you understand?

Every woman, every man

I let it slip right through my hands

I had it all, don't you understand?

Every woman, every man

I let it slip right through my hands

Like shifting sands

Like shifting sands

Like shifting sands

Like shifting sands

I had it all, don't you understand?

Every woman, every man

I let it slip right through my hands

Like shifting sands

Like shifting sands

Like shifting sands

Like shifting sands