Play me somethin' gently, I'm across the ocean missin' home There are lights on sparklin' towers that shine dark when seen alone Somewhere there's a mountain that overlooks the sea I wonder if that mountain has got more rock than my band and me And I ain't no victim to a naive boy's dreams But I wish you were here now to see these damned old sparklin' things
It's a long road to Heaven (long road) It's a far drop to Hell I pray we outlive this fountain (pray we outlive) I reckon time will tell The stronger folks keep goin' No matter where they've been (no matter where they've been) And there are lights on sparklin' towers That I'll never see again (I'll never see them again)
I am not the person that I was yesterday And the things I'm seein' now will never be the same Do you think God's a person or the blinkin' lights? They reflect in her eyes while she walks these streets at night Do you think God's a person or is He just the sound Of laughter through the walls in a place I haven't found?
It's a long road to Heaven (long road) It's a far drop to Hell I pray we outlive this fountain Reckon only time can tell The stronger folks keep goin' No matter where they've been (no matter where they've been) There are lights on sparklin' towers That I'll never see again
Do you think God's a person or is He just the sound Of early mornin' creakin' on some floors way out of town? I'm breathin' and alive and my legs are workin' fine Do you think God's a person or the slowly passin' time?