"Long May You Run"

We've been through
some things together
With trunks of memories
still to come
We found things to do
in stormy weather
Long may you run.

Long may you run.
Long may you run.
Although these changes
have come
With your chrome heart shining
in the sun
Long may you run.

Well, it was
back in Blind River in 1962
When I last saw you alive
But we missed that shift
on the long decline
Long may you run.

Long may you run.
Long may you run.
Although these changes
have come
With your chrome heart shining
in the sun
Long may you run.

Maybe The Beach Boys
have got you now
With those waves
singing "Caroline No"
Rollin' down
that empty ocean road
Gettin' to the surf on time.

Long may you run.
Long may you run.
Although these changes
have come
With your chrome heart shining
in the sun
Long may you run.

Fading deeper into the darkness, deeper into the silence
Feeding off the energy of hopes and dreams
Swallowing them one by one
Left standing in the solitude of ones own madness
There is no escaping the call
Cold lifeless hands caressing the body
Drawn to the lonely cries in the night
Everywhere is a solemn reminder ,wandering aimlessly
Lost looking for what?
Walking among us.... seeing their hurriedly steps pass by
As life is being drained from the body
Eyes a glaze with visions of a world unknown to most
But for just a moment eyes meet and
The reality of a meeting pierce the soul
A question and an answer
....words on a screen.
Maybe a soul without substance?
Confirms what was already known but didn't want to believe.

Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Whatever colors you have in your mind
Ill show them to you and youll see them shine

Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
Until the break of day, let me see you make him smile
His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean
And youre the best thing that hes ever seen

Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love
When hes standing in front of you

Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
I long to see you in the morning light
I long to reach for you in the night
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead