The Great Divide

I've been sailing on the southern ocean
Drawn by the trade wind
Looked back on it from the tallest mountain
Just to see where I had been
I still dream about the friends I met there
On that warmest night
Now I long to know that their alright
Take me back where we met
Only knowing
That's a day we can never relive
Show me what I'm missing
Time is slipping
Way from us
Like grain through a sieve
I walked in shadow of an ancient forest
Called on it's wisdom
Dipped my body in a silent river
Just to feel a little calm
When I dream about the sound of laughter
Pouring out of that doorway
How I long to know that they're OK
Take me back where we met
Only knowing
That's a day we can never relive
Show me what I'm missing
Time is slipping
Way from us
Like grain through a sieve
Can only grasp at straws
The sea is churning
The great divide
Is only growing
I always said if things got bad
I'd be there by your side
But now I watch from this great distance
Who's the one who can decide
On which side we fall
And who gets left
Out in the darkness
I've wandered alleys of the oldest cities
Slipped into the darkest bars
Always looking for the greatest beauty
I try to hold it in my arms

I still think about who I woke up with
As the sun filled up that room
Can only wish that I'll be get back there soon
Take me back where we met
Only knowing
That's a day we can never relive
Show me what I'm missing
Time is slipping
Way from us
Like grain through a sieve
Take me back where we met
Only knowing
That's a day we can never relive
Show me what I'm missing
Time is slipping
Way from us
Like grain through a sieve
Can only grasp at straws
The sea is churning
The great divide
Is only growing