I'm lost on an evening tide A red ocean into a northern sky And the deep water moves like grey ribbons on a wind I've always seen the beauty in it It's a slow change, it's hard to recognize it And the myths of the modern age always darken the door Always the door! Well the light shone, but we were living in the dark Now the thrill has gone, yeah we couldn't find a spark In that failing light, we were pulling at the seams Yeah it seemed to me, we were living in a dream We were living in a dream See I don't wanna let her down It's a fear in the dark I want to be around to see my daughter grow older In a world that still has some beauty It's a siren on a midnight street When no one's listening, it's hard to compete For each man's meaning is as large as the world he's living in The world he's living in! Well the light shone, but we were living in the dark Now the thrill has gone, yeah we couldn't find a spark In that failing light, we were pulling at the seams Yeah it seemed to me, we were living in a dream We were living in a dream We were living in the dark Yeah, we couldn't find a spark In that failing light, we were pulling at the seams Yeah it seemed to me, we were living in a dream We were living in a Well the light shone, but we were living in the dark Now the thrill has gone, yeah we couldn't find a spark In that failing light, we were pulling at the seams Yeah it seemed to me, we were living in a dream We were living in a dream