What wondrous love is this, oh my soul, oh my soul What wondrous love is this, oh my soul What wondrous love is this That caused the Lord of bliss To bear the dreadful curse For my soul, for my soul To bear the dreadful curse for my soul And when from death I'm free, I'll sing on, I'll sing on And when from death I'm free, I'll sing on And when from death I'm free, I'll sing and joyful be Through all eternity, I'll sing on, I'll sing on Through all eternity, I'll sing on

How long, how long must I run 'Fore my shadows have left my side for good Until my eyes can no longer lie as they do But oh, how soon, how soon will you fly Away where your angel once stood Next to nothing, his heart was pure and seemed true Well, my dear, my dearest friend Wild and troubled, is it my cold hands you fear Or the world that lies behind their touch Oh, how soon, how soon will you fly? Away to a kinder hope, its clear Next to nothing a world I'll never know Oh, how long, how long must I seek Stones this world has left unturned And hold them high, just before they're thrown And oh, how soon, how soon will you fly? My eyes can no longer wait unknowing 'Cause next to nothing you are all I want And next to nothing you are all I want

Got no business crying, living out beyond the blue High on paper mountain, where you live the lie you choose Turn to face your neighbors and you never meet an eye The currents overtake, the ink's not even dry High on paper mountain, where the black river flows Where peace is just a legend no one knows But the old gods have fallen, people watched them go So will paper mountain You're reading that old story, it's a dire circumstance You comment on the image, a little face behind the fence The mission bells are ringing for a mother and a child You say all the news is bad and you're on to something else High on paper mountain, where the black river flows Peace is just a legend and no one knows But the old gods have fallen, the people watched them go So will paper mountain The desert night is stirring as paper mountain moves The Rio's running wild and the cactus are in bloom She's clinging to her freedom and her peace beneath the stars The eagle spreads her talons, there's a rattle in the dark High on paper mountain, where the black river flows Where peace is just a legend and no one knows But the old gods have fallen, the people watched them go So will paper mountain

These excuses are useless We've run aground again Another day in the gutter Making one for every year we've spent together My baby used to sing all night Now she's sound asleep She settled down with a ramblin' man And found the gentle side of me We'll make time, and take time But maybe I'm no good 'Cause I have showed her these lies Long enough to know now that I should My baby used to sing all night Now she's sound asleep She settled down with a ramblin' man And found the gentle side of me Moments, just fleeting times With little wings of gold Remind us of how rare we find True love in every sign We're gettin' older My baby used to sing all night Now she's sound asleep She settled down with a ramblin' man And found the gentle side of me

Oh, why would you try to be so unkind? Your laughter echoes in my head Leave it alone, leave it alone, leave it alone I'm reminded Don't forget about the dead If I could go walking with you by my side Would you be so unkind, so unkind? You could do all the talking, just speak your mind Free your mind Well you found you had a voice And the world stopped to listen But you had nothing good to say Now you're alone, digging for bones, buried in your phone for hours What a waste of a day If I could go walking with you by my side Would you be so unkind, so unkind? You could do all the talking, just speak your mind Free your mind I hope you find a better way I hope you find I hope you find a better way To be kinder

Old man give me endless time Never let these ties sever It's breaking bottles in the yard Never still my mind again Mmm Like old ties and companions Just sittin' on the fence The tunes we've carried through the years will change And man, that's just enough To keep these ghosts around those haunted fields Mmm Like old ties and companions You and I, we're just passing through It's a hundred thousand miles of lonely track Holding back tomorrow Someday I'll hop along and ride it home But old ties and companions We never leave alone So old man give me endless time, never let these ties sever 'Cause heaven knows and all this fooling around These times won't last forever, after all