It's coming from so far away
It's hard to say for sure
Whether what I hear is music or the wind
Through an open door
There's a fire high in the empty sky
Where the sound meets the shore
There's a long distance loneliness
Rolling out over the desert floor
And the years that I spent lost in the mystery
Fall away leaving only the sound of the drum
Like a part of me
It speaks to the heart of me
Forget what life used to be
You are what you choose to be
It's whatever it is you see
That life will become
Whatever it is you might think you have
You have nothing to lose
Through every dead and living thing
Time runs like a fuse
And the fuse is burning
And the earth is turning
Though the years give way to uncertainty
And the fear of living for nothing strangles the will
There's a part of me
That speaks to the heart of me
Though sometimes it's hard to see
It's never far from me
Alive in eternity
That nothing can kill
Oh Lord
Are there really people starving still?
Look out beyond the walls of Babylon
How long will their needs go unfilled
I want to say right now I'm going to be around
I'm going to be around
When the walls and towers are crumbling
When the towers are tumbling down
And I will tune my spirit to the gentle sound
I want to hear the sound
Of the waters lapping on a higher ground
Of the children laughing
Jackson Browne THE FUSE MARYLAND 77(1) (04:15)
Jackson Browne THE FUSE MARYLAND 77(1)
"There's a part of me,that speaks to the heart of me..though sometimes it's hard to see.. it's never far from me...alive in eternity..that nothing can kill ...Oh Lord..are there really people starving still? Look out beyond the walls of Babylon...how long can ther needs go unfilled? I want to say right now I'm want to be around...when the walls and towers are tumbling down..and I will tune my spirit to the gentle sound of waters lapping on a higher ground."
Author: TheReach1 - 2 months, 1 week ago
3
jackson is my favorite...and I have impeccable tasta
Author: MrRangerfan66 - 1 month, 3 weeks ago
4
I just recieved The Pretender, and I must admit I played this song repetively for about 20 minutes. :)
Rock on
Author: Keeperelf - 2 months, 2 weeks ago
5
I think that is Doug Hayward, the backup vocalist from the Running On Empty album lending the great back and forth vocals.
Author: Sooner74112 - 1 month, 3 weeks ago
6
Hate the way this version peters out as compared to the album version.
Author: WotanKrieger - 6 months, 4 weeks ago
7
Coming home frome a nephew's wedding - and (incedently) it's my birthday, scribling these first words of a favorite song on google, I'm listening to this wonderful tune for the forth time. Absolutely wonderful!