the coming dawn thanatopsis

Kansas

As the dew turns into frost
There is something that I hope will
Not be lost
The leaves will change, they ll start
To fall
I still wonder if it mattered much at
All

When my world starts to fade
I can only hope that every choice I
Made
Will endure, and carry on ... into the
Coming dawn

The breezes blow, soft clouds drift
By
Like some artists canvas captured in
My eye
I am sure, I m holding fast
I am dying for a lifetime that will last
But when my world, starts to fade
I m still hoping this foundation that I
Laid
Will endure, and carry on ... into the
Coming dawn
We re so close, yet never touch
Can there be a love that changes me
This much
I can t see, eyes open wide
Yet I ll never doubt you re standing
By my side
When my world, starts to fade
I can only hope that every choice I
Made
Will endure, and carry on ... into the