In Memoriam

It's a long way out to reach the sea

I'm sure I'll find you waiting there for me

And by the time i blink, I'll see you wild arms swinging

Just to meet me in the middle of the road

And you'll hold me like you'll never let me go

And beside the salty water, I could hold you close,

But you are far too beautiful to love me

It's a long climb up the dusty mountain

To build a turret tall enough to keep you out

But when you wage your wars against the one who adores you,

Then you'll never know the treasure that you're worth

But I've never been a wealthy one before

I've got holes in my pockets burned by liars' gold

And I think I'm far too poor for you to want me

It's been a long road, losing all I've owned

And you don't know what you've got until you're gone

And it's a nasty habit, spending all you have, but

When you're doing all the leaving, then it's never your love lost

And if you leave before the start, then there was never love at all

And heaven knows I'm prone to leave

The only God I should have love,

And yet you're far too beautiful to leave me