As sure as fate 
as all draws to a close 
a momentous weight 
as an era goes 
homeward bound am I 
but will my heart ever be 
the sands have run out 

Woebegone the face 
the parting hour is near 
the beauty of this place 
this flame of passion here 
a bitter errand waits 
in the wake of memories 
the sound of my fate 

The end 
we could all be heroes then 
when things may take a turn 
and all boats come to burn 
what have we got by it in the end? 
the end 
casts a lurid light on me 
the eyes of friend and foe 
when all was touch and go 
it`s always what you leave behind 

If wishes were horses 
and hopes were butterflies 
the span of life forces 
our thoughts to memorize 
but it remains to be seen 
if we are bound for any way 
when the die is cast 
is cast 

The big pond of the scalding tears 
the flicker of a smile 
a mode of motion keeps us holding on 
when all is said and done 
and time is striking sails 
scattered to the four winds we`ll be gone 

The end 
we could all be heroes then 
when things may take a turn 
and all boats come to burn 
what have we got by it in the end? 
the end 
casts a lurid light on me 
the eyes of friend and foe 
when all was touch and go 
it`s always what you leave behind