Now and Then

This man, I met walking through the parking lot
His name I didn't get but damn he sure did talk alot
Thinking we were family He asked about my daughter
Then changed the subject quickly, started speaking of the slaughter
Of animals and innocence, a Sunday school teacher
Yelling like a salesman a thief or a preacher
He didn't make much sense I never took the bait
I thanked him for his time and told him it was getting late

Back into my car and driving away
Remembering some things from the other day
A message, a note, a riddle, a rhyme
Thinking of our love from another time
You and me were quite a team
Seeking out the truth and the great unseen
Believing our path was the road less taken
If you have enough faith you won't be shaken

Batten down the hatches and hold on tight
You sometimes wonder if you'll ever make it through the night
It's not just us, it's not just them
Everybody gets this way now and then

I can't forget that time of inspiration
When I saw the constellations, not a drop of condensation
Feeling the pure love, unconditional acceptance
Standing by the woman who told me that she can't dance
Memories and ecstasy, two children we sure made them
I'm proud of all we did then and the places we have lived in
The future is right now, we're finding ourselves in it
Confusing as hell, take it minute by minute

Batten down the hatches and hold on tight
You sometimes wonder if you'll ever make it through the night
It's not just us, it's not just them
Everybody gets this way now and then
Everybody gets this way now and then

This man I met I kept on thinking about him
Wondered what had happened to bring about his shouting
Did it all go south, the dreams and the wishes
Belief in the one with the loaves and the fishes
Or was it love, or something along the lines of
Problems with a marriage, a baby that miscarried
I'll never know, but it sure got me thinking

Batten down the hatches and hold on tight
You sometimes wonder if you'll ever make it through the night
It's not just us, it's not just them
It's not just us, it's not just them
Everybody gets this way now and then
Everybody gets this way now and then
Everybody gets this way now and then