Our heads are hanging low And our hearts at half mast Ever since the day They took you with it when it passed Ashes to ashes And dust to dust We let go Because we must And where does it Take you when it goes? No one really knows, it's Anybody's guess Some folks say It's where the wind blows, and Where the sea flows And the sun sets But here we go On with the livin' And try to match the love we give With the love that we've been given Ashes to ashes And dust to dust We let go Because we must And days pass And nights continue to fall Time moves ahead with it Like nothing at all But at some turn We reach the final page When we die too young, or Of old age Ashes to ashes And dust to dust We let go Because we must