Steve Goodman - Song for David lyrics
[Steve Goodman - Song for David lyrics]
Weary though weary is only a case
Of being unwound at the wrong time and place
David put down his head and
He covered his face
He asked himself why he had bothered
To race with the sun
He thought that standing still would
Have been a mistake
He knew all along the risks he would take
Can't help thinking that the
Whole thing's fake
And the race was fixed long before
It had even been run
He knew the sun sets a treacherous pace
That only madmen try to erase -
You can race it, you can chase it
For one moment but then you let go
It's too hot to hold
For too long I've been told
Besides, that old sun is just lucky and so
Weary, though weary is only a case
Of being unwound at the wrong time and place
David put down his head and
He covered his face
He asked himself why he had bothered
To race with the sun
David knew who had won
And he waited for dawn
Of being unwound at the wrong time and place
David put down his head and
He covered his face
He asked himself why he had bothered
To race with the sun
He thought that standing still would
Have been a mistake
He knew all along the risks he would take
Can't help thinking that the
Whole thing's fake
And the race was fixed long before
It had even been run
He knew the sun sets a treacherous pace
That only madmen try to erase -
You can race it, you can chase it
For one moment but then you let go
It's too hot to hold
For too long I've been told
Besides, that old sun is just lucky and so
Weary, though weary is only a case
Of being unwound at the wrong time and place
David put down his head and
He covered his face
He asked himself why he had bothered
To race with the sun
David knew who had won
And he waited for dawn