She writes him a letter to see how he's She's stopped up for words on a pen she keeps The from the window flows through her graying hair The pen on the page is the proof that she still care
'cause in the long run the story's And in the long run the grow very, very old
He sits in the park in the by his favourite tree His mind is all lost in a haze of how used to be She him so far but then had to let him go He one more chance at least to let her know
'cause in the long run the heat grows And in the long run the young very, very old
He doesn't do much now, just sits by the light His hair is so long and his face so white His heart feels a part of the breeze that is blowing His now see magic around him at most times
'cause in the run the story's told And in the run the young grow very, very old
She walks in the morning, best before seven It's that time of day that seems closest to She finds herself dancing and singing songs out from her childhood suddenly come around
'cause in the long run the farm gets And in the long run the young grow very, old
He's ready to go now, done with his living He's gone he's going, he gave what he's giving The thousand and one times, he (said? ) dinner The and two times, (their lives? ) growing thinner
'cause in the run the story's told And in the long run the young very, very old