Brutalized

Those men now gone who we admire

They sing of fallen leaves

And they never sing of summer wind

Or evening breeze

They never found a promised land or even peace

They had a broken hearted walk until they were released

Brutalized by time

And the waste and the wine

So surprised to find the cooler heads prevailed

Brutalized by love

Never did find find love, never could rise above

Now that ship has sailed

Ships do sail

I walk along a rocky edge, a precipice

I look inside and see no end to it

Wonder how it all turns out because of this

Because of this, because of this

Brutalized by time

And the waste and the wine

So surprised to find the cooler heads prevailed

Brutalized by love

Never did find find love, never could rise above

Now that ship has sailed

Ships do sail