The Messenger Birds

The Good Years

The Messenger Birds


Father won't you please send all your love to me 
'Cause I'm down and almost out 
And say a prayer for me if you believe in that sort of thing 
But just don't leave me out here to drown 

Walked to the river's edge so I could clear my head 
Watched the current moving fast 
But then I stopped to stare at my reflection there 
It was drifting down and never looking back 

Felt like I saw a ghost, someone I didn't know 
Faded straight into the dark 
It looked a lot like me through a lens and a three-inch screen 
But that couldn't be. No, I set myself apart 

I know I wasted time and lost some friends of mine 
Took them farther than they wished 
But now I realize that you can spend a life 
Just thinking something's normal 'til it's fixed 

Life's so fragile, man 
Too frail to walk or stand 
The good years come and go 
Much faster than you know 

But there is still time left 
Just depends how you measure it