For the Ages

I was strong, never thought to hide
I was young, I only knew to fly

Full moon rising throws a shadow over me
Golden morning sun but I can hardly see
A million nights have come and gone
I mourn each passing one
Oh, 'cause I remember, this aging son was young

A shooting star was I, blazing 'cross the sky
I'd move mountains with one hand
No head start, I'd beat the wind in a race if I'd try

I was strong, never thought to hide
I was young, I only knew to fly

Black to gray to white to bent and weak
A fade to invisible, the havoc time would wreak
Me, I was a different breed
Invincible and free
Clock hands running never catch a hold of me

I'd spark desire with the glow from my eyes
Lift a heart with my smile
Women would whisper, look, there he is

I was loved, never thought to hide
I was cool, I only knew to fly

SOLO

I was strong, never thought to hide
I was young, I only knew to fly

I shed no tears for the years spent in my life
I've got loving children and a soulmate of a wife
With the money I've earned
If there's one thing I could buy
The only thing would be more time

My grandkids visit me and I see it in their eyes
When they run to me, they love, and yet despise
They don't know that once I was on the rise
And now they think, they think they can fly
But a blink, a breath, a beat
It's time to hide
Then just like me
They'll be pilots trapped inside

'Cause don't they know time lurks behind lies
Don't they know each moment comes then dies
Soon they'll know it's only time that flies