Life's Work

I listened; I always did listen to you

Singing all the way through –

Your life’s work: passion, caution, timing

Try what you saw, and try what you knew

It was never always true

Your life’s work teasing you

Like a statue: so dignified, so blind

They take and take

But they don’t seem to receive

And you don’t sleep, and there’s no money

Your life’s work: passion, caution, timing

Try as you might, and try as you will

You were never truly still

And you try what you saw, and you try what you love

It would never be enough

Try as you might, try as you will

You were never truly still