The End of the Game

The fox had done running

And the beast is at bay

He'd run them in circles

By the end of the day

And they chased him through brambles

And they chased him through the fields

And they could chase him forever

But the fox would not yield

And some saw her shadow

On the crest of a hill

When the hounds were distracted

Away from the kill

One day we'll reach a great ocean

At the end of a pale afternoon

And we'll lay down our heads just like we were sleeping

And be towed by the drag of the moon

We ran through the forests

And we ran through the streams

We ran through the heather

'Til we ran in our dreams

And you were my lover

And I was your beau

And we ran like the river

For what else did we know?

One day we'll reach a great ocean

At the end of a pale afternoon

And the dogs are all worn out

And the horses all lame

Oh the hunters they're hunted

At the end of the game

Our love was a river

A wild mountain stream

In a tumbling fury

On the edge of a dream

And they chased us through the brambles

And they chased us through the fields

And they could chase us forever

But the heart would not yield

When the fox has done running

At the end of the day

I'm ready to answer

I'm ready to pay

And this river's done running

And my time will come soon

Carried to the great ocean

By the drag of the moon