is this too many times to have loved and lost
and what is the point, anyway?
is the caring worth the cost
and where will I find the strength to pay?
questions… years in the making…
balancing life’s giving and life’s taking…
joy and pain… birth and death…
fear and love… stillness and breath
is this too many times to be sunk in despair?
too weary to make another dive
am I drowning or coming up for air
as I watch friends dying and devils thrive
questions… years in the making…
balancing life’s giving and life’s taking…
black and white… youth and age…
dark and light… stillness and rage…
when I reach the end of my life on this earth,
I hope to find life is enough
and it’s another beginning and it’s worth
the struggle between the exalted and the rough
questions… years in the making…
balancing life’s giving and life’s taking…
joy and pain… birth and death…
fear and love… stillness and breath
c LindaWorster 2002
credits
from True Friend,
released May 20, 2012
Linda Worster: vocals and guitars
Reed Butler: bass
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