She him a letter to see how he's doing stopped up for words on a pen she keeps chewing The light from the window flows through her graying The pen on the page is the proof that she still does
'cause in the long run the story's And in the long run the young very, very old
He sits in the in the dark by his favourite tree His mind is all in a haze of how things used to be She carried him so far but had to let him go He wanted one more chance at to let her know
'cause in the long run the heat cold And in the long run the young grow very, old
He doesn't do much now, sits by the window light His hair is so and his unshaven face so white His heart feels a part of the breeze that is outside His now see magic around him at most times
'cause in the long run the told And in the long run the young very, very old
She walks in the morning, it's best seven It's time of day that seems closest to heaven She herself dancing and singing songs out loud Songs from her childhood suddenly 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, he's done his living He's gone where he's going, he gave what he's The and one times, he (said? ) before dinner The thousand and two times, (their ) growing thinner
'cause in the run the story's told And in the long run the young grow very, old