Flash in the Pan Oh, I know where I stand I've Been running from something, since I came a man Gold filters through the palm of my hands Catch a glimpse as it slips, right through my grasp Fixated oh it's driving me blind As breathless mountains just pass on by Longterm the prospects aren't good The soil erodes right where I stood Right where I stood Oh, so far from home Oh, the garden gates been closed Lord won't you please bring me home blind These riches, oh they just ain't worth the time Flash in the Pan Oh, a ten-year span Passed as I blinked, and stared at the sand Scrapped out a couple of dimes Hopefully, I'll get my time Clouds part and paint all that I see Water finds its path to the sea Longterm the prospects aren't good The soil erodes right where I stood Right where I stood Oh, so far from home Oh, the garden gates been closed Lord won't you please bring me home blind These riches, oh they just ain't worth the time Flash in the Pan Only dust in my hand Sun sets far from where you'd planned Fell in with a haberdash man Took all I had, now here I stand Dusty planes expand in front of me Path ahead bathed in certainty Turns out my prospects weren't good Knee deep in a breathless word In a breathless word