Softly on the plain The freely falling rain Timeless, eternal As far as I can see Time passes by Beneath a weeping sky Rain starts to pool Soon it will move And carry me away There are many gaps Numberless faults So many times I can't recall And are they ever coming back Or are they lost Are they locked somewhere inside Would that I could stay Breathe in the sweet familiar air Sun ever-shining here I'll follow you down paths new and old As I dream of all of the days Gone by I hear the call The roaring of the falls Welcome, inviting The smell of sweet decay Up above the sky The sun will always shine Enduring, eternal A constant in my mind Would that I could stay Bathe in the warm familiar light Sun ever-shining here Euphoria lies heavy in the air Through the fog of an aging mind Breathe new life As I age The more memories are stirred And yet they're hard to grasp Falling and falling It's like looking at your life Through a painted glass And thoughts compress like snow To form one body Now This valley sleeps forever in my soul Along with those I long to see One last time