Written by Slaid Cleaves
Intro: C G Am F C/G C/E G Fall down on your knees Am It's whispered through the trees F C No one's come to save you G Let fade the little lies Am The sentimental cries F C Behold what nature gave youG Battered by the years Am We'll quit this vale of tears F C And leave the world to turn G The voice of midnight comes Am And spoken on its tongue F C Man's infinite concernG All you see Am F C Every love and every dream G Temporary Am F C As the morning dew will turn to steamInstrumental: C G Am F C G Am F C G Live well and learn to die Am Soon in the dust you'll lie F C With everything you know G Cruel death will not spare Am The wise, the young or fair F C Let us drain this cup of woeG All you see Am F C Every joy and every sting G Temporary Am F As the blooming of the rose in springG All you see Am F C Every thing and every friend G Temporary Am F C A love you thought would never end G Every love Am F C Every dream and every joy and every sting G Temporary Am F The lullaby your mother would sing