I had that dream again
The sweet melancholies infuses my brain, even after I wake
The sun through the branches still clear in my mind
And I know that I'll find it some day
And I'll run my hands over the sharp granite stones
But in waking, not just in repose
And it's only a short bus ride outside the town
If I only knew which road I chose
If I only knew which road I chose
Oh, the bad times are coming
I can feel it in my bones
Every which way, folk are running
Vying for jobs and for homes
And wouldn't it be nice to lie back
And let it pass you by
It's all got a bit Sisyphean
But I've dreamt of a place where they try
Sometimes, I catch a glimpse
Of something familiar that reminds me of a place I've not seen
It's there for a moment, then gone just as fast
But I'll know when I find it at last
And peace will surround me, I'll drift into sleep
With my worries dissolving like snow
With nature around me and bedrock beneath
If I only knew which way to go
If I only knew which way to go
What is this ghost I'm pursuing?
Searching the satellite towns
I don't tell my friends what I'm doing
I would never live it down
At night, I lie and I listen
To distant cars on roads
And I wonder where they are all going
And if they pass the school for lost souls
I had that dream again
The sweet melancholies infuses my brain, even after I wake
The sun through the branches still clear in my mind
And I know that I'll find it some day