hourglass

Would you meet me where our paths first crossed
I'm still looking for the time I lost
I think you might know where it is
Early springtime, dancing in the street
Before all of the catastrophes
Swept my youth up like a rushing wind

I would've given all that I had
Crushed all the bones in both of my hands
To keep every last grain of sand
From slipping through the hourglass

I still see you, golden hour light
Watched the sun set right into your eyes
You know, I still can't go back to that beach

I would've given all that I had
Crushed all the bones in both of my hands
To keep every last grain of sand
From slipping through
Maybe in some inter-dimensional dream
Our love lives on and on, evergreen
But it just seems like we'll keep passing through another hourglass

I know the odds were against us all
But I would have fought, I would have called
I know it makes no difference now
But if it does
It's been a month, it's been a year
And somehow I still wind up here
Hands firmly grasped around something that never was
I wish that I could take you back