You've Passed

The lady is dying

She bends back like a wave

As her spirit is climbing

Through the hospital wall and away

And I wanted to hold you

As you made your escape

But now I should have told you

When your eyes were alive and awake

Always in life we all must make this mistake

And so I go it alone

And the pressure is great

I hold on to my own

Oh, please - oh, don't go away

I wanted to know you

Before you started to fade

But I gave everything to

A lie and a farce and a fake

Always in life we all must make this mistake

And so I go it alone

And the pressure is great

I hold on to my own

Oh, please - oh, don't go away

I'd like to see you when all of these angry days flow away