Tower Song-Townes Van Zandt

[ti:Tower Song] [ar:Townes Van Zandt] [al:A Far Cry from Dead] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.47]Tower Song - Townes Van Zandt [00:01.64]Written by：Townes Van Zandt [00:03.30] [00:08.34]So close and yet so far away [00:10.62] [00:12.93]And all the things I'd hoped to say [00:16.13] [00:17.69]Will have to go unsaid today [00:20.73] [00:22.63]Perhaps until tomorrow [00:24.25] [00:26.68]Your fear has built a wall between [00:29.64] [00:31.71]Our lives and all what lovin' means [00:34.61] [00:36.43]Will have to go unfelt it seems [00:39.55] [00:40.97]And that leaves only sorrow [00:42.90] [00:45.68]You built your tower strong and tall [00:48.91] [00:50.48]Can't you see it's got to fall some day [00:54.93] [01:01.81]You close your eyes and speak to me [01:04.76] [01:06.96]Of faith and love and destiny [01:09.74] [01:11.89]As distant as eternity [01:14.38] [01:16.68]Truth and understanding [01:18.26] [01:20.67]The wind blows cold outside your door [01:24.27] [01:25.86]It whispers words I've tried before [01:28.93] [01:30.56]But you don't hear me anymore [01:32.98] [01:35.33]Your pride's just too demanding [01:37.20] [01:39.89]You built your tower strong and tall [01:42.99] [01:44.68]Can't you see it's got to fall some day [01:49.35] [01:56.77]The end is coming soon it's plain [01:59.62] [02:01.28]A warm bed just ain't worth the pain [02:04.58] [02:06.24]And I will go and you'll remain [02:09.46] [02:11.20]With the bitterness we tasted [02:12.86] [02:15.52]A mother's breast a newborn child [02:18.79] [02:20.51]A poet's tear and drunken smile [02:23.43] [02:25.26]Can't help feeling all the while [02:28.17] [02:30.06]Their meaning won't be wasted [02:31.82] [02:34.76]You built your tower strong and tall [02:38.04] [02:39.46]Can't you see it's got to fall some day