There's a squirrel running down the power line outside my window
Leaping from the wire onto a tree
If this ugly man‑made world can get him where he's gotta go
Maybe it could be the same for me
I could cry all night wishing for another life
To be born another time before this darkness
But that choice ain't mine all that we get to decide
Is what to do here in the time that we've been given
There's a lady sleeping underneath the bridge around the corner
She's been living there about a year
And if she's still holding hope of what the future's got in store
How could I give in to all my fear?
I could cry all night wishing for another life
To be born another time before this darkness
But that choice ain't mine all that we get to decide
Is what to do here in the time that we've been given
In my dream I had an honest conversation with a wizard
Said I didn't think I could go on
How my eyes were getting dim and my fingers they were withered
But I promised I'd hold on until the dawn
I could cry all night wishing for another life
To be born another time before this darkness
But that choice ain't mine all that we get to decide
Is what to do here in the time that we've been given
Is what to do here in the time that we've been given
Is what to do here in the time that we've been given
