Borrowed Time

Verse 1 I had a dream he was gone Beneath a dark and distant dawn One breath he laughed, the next was gone And all the colors came undone My racing mind searched high and low For somewhere I could somehow go But every thought dissolved like rain Into one simple plea again Please let this be a dream tonight Please let me hold him in the light Chorus x 2 So I’ll stay longer at the table While the laughter still is able To rise and fill the evening air Like something precious, something rare I’ll answer every call I can And listen more than I have planned Not because I’m scared they’ll leave But because I finally believe These passing days This borrowed time Verse 2 An afternoon, a room with a view The city washed in silver blue A passing thought, a passing phrase That somehow lingered on for days The conversation drifted by Like clouds that wander through the sky Then somewhere in the words I heard A quiet truth without a word About staying permanently Or maybe not eventually I got lost for a moment there At least that’s what I chose to share But really I was looking through The glass beyond that distant view And seeing all the things we miss Inside a life as brief as this Bridge Watching one generation leave While one begins to find its way Feeling both the grief and grace Of being here for just one stay Final Chorus x 2 So I’ll stay longer at the table While the laughter still is able To rise and fill the evening air Like something precious, something rare I’ll answer every call I can And listen more than I have planned Not because I’m scared they’ll leave But because I finally believe So I’ll stay longer at the table While the laughter still is able To rise and fill the evening air Like something precious, something rare I’ll answer every call I can And listen more than I have planned Not because I’m scared they’ll leave But because I finally believe These passing days This borrowed time