Shifting Sands

Remember when we were young
We searched for the heart of the sun
Closer to heaven than earth
But how much was it really worth?
Amazed, I drew breath
At what I had done

You were there when we swept through this land
Lose it all in the turn of a hand
My tears falling down like rain
When I realized the mess I had made
Ashamed, I drew breath
At what I'd become

I had it all, don't you understand?
Every woman, every man
I let it slip right through my hands
Like shifting sands

When a child stares too long at the sun
He'll cry when the light has gone
With my arms reaching up to the sky
Maybe I just wanted to fly
Like them
I was gone

I had it all, don't you understand?
Every woman, every man
I let it slip right through my hands

I had it all, don't you understand?
Every woman, every man
I let it slip right through my hands
Like shifting sands
Like shifting sands
Like shifting sands
Like shifting sands

I had it all, don't you understand?
Every woman, every man
I let it slip right through my hands
Like shifting sands
Like shifting sands
Like shifting sands
Like shifting sands