Second sons are the wandering ones

so we were the best of friends.

I never felt more like myself

than when I stood beside him then.

He lived out on the Lisgar Ridge

on top of the rocks and sand.

He spent his days making ways

of bringing water to his land.



Out of the blue when I came to you

I brought my cross and chain.

I watched you paint your canvas

out there standing in the rain.

So many nights I saw the light

that you held in your hands.

You never said that much to me

but I came to understand.



And one night

just around midnight

we were drunk and singing songs.

I said my life goes by

and I'm so afraid to die

you said everything is right before your eyes

but when it changes now don't you be surprised.



When God looked down upon His land

He saw the lakes and trees.

He said I've made my peace

but next time I'd do it differently.

I'll never forget the night they came

to tell me that you'd be gone.

I wondered where the light would come from now

to carry on.



And one night

just around midnight

we were drunk and singing songs.

I said my life goes by

and I'm so afraid to die

you said everything is right before your eyes

but when it changes now don't you be surprised.