(We are leaving our time now) (We are leaving our time now) (There are places where time moves more slowly than here) (We honor all four directions) (East, West, North, South) In the fatherlight I lost my compass and I lost my sight At the fireside I sat too close and then I burned my eyes And was it temperament That kept us from saying all the things we meant Fatherlight Fatherlight Fatherlight Hear the city call With faster highways and with alcohol Can we synchronize With time so different, generation-wise And was it temperament That kept us from saying all the things we meant In the countryside (So many things now I cannot tell you) I lost my country when I left your side (The broken bones of a shattered world view) Now you think I'm gone (And in the ER lights I saw you) But take my hand and let me prove you wrong (Reaching up like you thought you might break through) Fatherlight Fatherlight Fatherlight Fatherlight (And we also honor the fifth direction) (The vertical one) Fatherlight (Which is in us) (Today, here) Fatherlight Fatherlight Fatherlight