Sooner or Later
Our time is relatively short for walking on this earth,
But today like many days it seems too long.
I watch the lines go by and sometimes wonder what it’s worth,
But when you share the road it makes me strong.
I never have to ask for proof to know you understand
You never have to say you share my dreams
As much as we get comfortable, we’re pilgrims in this land
And life is almost never what it seems.
Nothing lasts forever, but I was hoping you might stay.
Oh, but sooner or later, I know, I know,
We’ll take our separate paths and go.
And sooner or later, I don’t know when,
Perhaps our paths will meet again.
I say it’s not a big deal, but these tears sting my eyes,
And I was hoping that we could be through
With our saying good-byes.
To think of you is to be home abroad in distant shores
When I hear my Father’s voice inside your songs.
It seems to me a simple thing for us to live next door,
But who are we to say where we belong?
Nothing lasts forever, but I was hoping you might stay.
Oh, but sooner or later, I know, I know,
We’ll take our separate paths and go.
And sooner or later, I don’t know when,
Perhaps our paths will meet again.
I say it’s not a big deal, but these tears sting my eyes,
And I was hoping that we could be through
With our saying good-byes.
And is it that nothing lasts forever or that I was hoping you would stay?
Words and Music by Bill Stutzman
Copyright 2006 Bill Stutzman/Songsmith Stutzman Music