you can do what you wish
if you forget about winning
if you can let go of wanting
but i know we never will

though we laugh in the dark
and i can dream your lectures away
when the sun comes up
every day is the same

we can reach out when we're liquored up
and come close when our eyes are closed
we can talk on the long walk home
and regret what we expose

they say hope is a rare bird
love is splendid
peace is a river you can never stand in twice
and life is slowly leaking away