Fortyseven years, he dont keep count anymore But its been twenty since he married, twenty five since his tour And its been how long since that night in the rain? Spent protesting the debates until the candidates leave Strikes a nice balance between science and signs Back then he carried all her books, knew hed be with her for life And some they play along knowing that theyll never win But they cant put out a fire because theyre jealous of it We got a lot of soul The time were givens not enough for my story Count up all those years you wont learn what lies in store But knowing nothing lasts forever makes things just matter more He said come on, son, here we drift like the leaves When those dark clouds start billowing up, we stand up, we say Weve got a lot of soul The time were givens not enough for my story
since, twenty, knowing, given, protesting