David Berkeley - The Fall of Man Lyrics

Sorry if I held too tightly,
And I couldn't let you go.
I guess I should have realized.
I guess I should have known.

It was cold outside this morning,
First snows falling to the ground,
The house was quieter than normal,
I miss how it used to sound.

And the farm has now been sold off.
Seven houses on the way.
That old oak tree where the swing was,
They cut it down the other day.

Oh, to understand the fall of a man,
Watch as every grain of sand just slips away.

Another shooter's on the news now.
Another war begins to rage.
And I'm trying hard to figure
Why it's that stuff that won't change.

U0027Cause the back rows in the pictures,
Now most of them are gone.
And that baby in the front row
Is the woman moving on.

Oh, to understand the fall of a man,
Watch as every grain of sand just slips away.

And it don't matter that they told you
Life's a constant letting go.
And the harder that you hold on,
The more it hurts on down the road.

But how could it have been different?
I couldn't love you differently.
So, when you think back on the sweet times,
Well, I hope you'll think of me.

Oh, to understand the fall of a man,
Watch as every grain of sand just slips away.
Oh, to understand the fall of a man,
Watch as every grain of sand just slips away,
Slips away, through your hands.