Fear....

Joy at the start 
Fear in the journey 
Joy in the coming home 
A part of the heart 
Gets lost in the learning 
Somewhere along the road
~~~ From "Along The Road"  ~~~

 

Rain keeps falling, keeps falling down
Like it's never going to quit
Trouble stalks this one horse town
Like it can smell the fear inside of it

Through the night the fires rage
Mixing juices 'til they disengage
Mouths get hungry and the hands reach out
Is there something we should talk about
~~~ From "Higher Ground"  ~~~

 

Once in a vision I came on some woods
And stood at a fork in the road
My choices were clear yet I froze with the fear
Of not knowing which way to go

Oh, one road was simple acceptance of life
The other road offered sweet peace
When I made my decision
My vision became my release
~~~ From "Nether Lands"  ~~~

 

You're a creature of habit, run like a rabbit
Scared of a fear you can't name
Your own paranoia is looming before you
And nobody thinks that it's a game

Balance the cost of the soul you lost
With the dreams you lightly sold
Then tell me that you're free of the power of gold 
The power of gold
~~~ From "The Power Of Gold"  ~~~

 

Plans I've made a masquerade 
Fading in fear of the coming day 
Heroes' tales like nightingales 
Wrestle the wind as they run away 
And if you ever hear them calling out 
And if you've been by paupers crowned 
Between the worlds of men and make-believe 
I can be found
~~~ From "Scarecrows Dream"  ~~~
 

You face the future with a weary past
Those dreams you banked upon are fading fast
You know you love her but it may not last you fear

It's never easy and it's never clear
Who's to navigate and who's to steer
And so you flounder drifting ever near the rocks

It's hard to say where love went wrong
It's hard to say just when, so hard to say
It's hard to walk away from love
It may never come again
~~~ From "Hard To Say"  ~~~

 

Breathlessly I await the moment to surround you
Do not fear the song that makes you sing
It'll offer you wings to fly away
But do not expect to land if you can't stay

You better think twice about leaving me behind
Make up your mind about what you're gonna do
You take my advice, Oh woman, you got to choose
Take a little time, You got nothing more to lose
~~~ From "You Better Think Twice"  ~~~

 

~ Dan Fogelberg ~

 

 

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