Lyrics

Still On the Vine

Well I thought it would take longer
To grow old
Memories still carry me forward
Pile recollection into the night

Old worries now fading
Mountains risen from the rest
That’s back when time lit the way through
Steady source of hope and renew

New mountains still rising
But they end now at crest
Time lights up the front
But none of the rest

Once I sailed through the night
Knowing day would bring light
Now I sail like old sailors unfathomed, unanchored
Dice roll days to the end of the earth

Now I’m framed by the framed
Faces hung on my walls
Eyes set in time
Staring at mine

Let go what can’t change
What’s cast of did and did not
What’s made of pride or made shame
All grows still-framed in time

“Wake up” the birds sing
As light starts to shine
Blue sky’s overhead
Berries still ripen on vine”

“Wake up” the birds sing
Life still rolls on by
Use what you know
Long time is long strength

Use who you are
There’s still what will be
The wind still blows
The birds still sing

Fear not passing’s true part
It’s your legacy’s stake in the ground
And that’s then, this is now
While berries still ripen on the vine