Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale - Paint And Glass lyrics
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Build a mighty edifice to lean against the sky Carve your name upon the gate in letters ten feet high Brick, steel, paint and glass, this one thing will last This alone survive the wrath of the wind's mighty path Winds howl, flood will rise, earth will open wide Smoke and thunder fill the skies, there'll be no place to hide Time is just a shadow on the surface of the sun Life is just a place to stand until your time is run Build a mighty edifice to lean against the sky Are you satisfied with this or do you wish to fly And having flown will you contented be to die? Having to yourself been true, or will your heart still sigh? For bigger things and better things, for greater wealth and fame Is love a worthy sacrifice at the altar of your name? Time is just a shadow on the surface of the sun Life is just a place to stand until your time is run Far beyond the telling of the tower builder's art Build yourself a dwelling in a loving human heart Be kind to all your friends for you know not the hour Of beginnings nor of ends, you do not have that power Time is just a shadow on the surface of the sun Life is just a place to stand until your time is run A shadow of a shadow on the surface of the sun Life is just a place to stand until your deal is done