The Nature of Things

It’s the nature of a child to be learning, and a boy to grow into a man,

It’s the nature of our hearts to be yearning, for a place of our own upon the land

Our children are gonna be moving, to destinations far away from home

As they try so hard to be proving, they can live their lives on their own.

It’s the nature of a touch to be burning, when feelings and passions run so high

It’s the nature of the leaves to be turning, as the days disappear before our eyes

Though a promise should always be binding, it’s the nature of the truth to tell a lie

When a good-hearted lover must be finding, a few kind words to say goodbye

Won’t you take a look around you, time is passing

Just a blink, and it can all go away, away

The answers to the questions you’ve been asking

Can be found in the light of each new day

It’s the nature of the past to be calling, as the twilight begins to draw near,

It’s the nature of the night to be falling, as the lines on our faces count the years.

And our age is gonna be showing, we will grieve for the friends that time will steal

Our minds try to hold on to the knowing, and our hearts cling to what they feel.

Won’t you take a look around you, time is passing

Just a blink, and it can all go away, away

The answers to the questions you’ve been asking

Can be found in the light of each new day, of each new day