One Final Song

Words and music ©1985, 2003 by Dave Caruso

I was young and foolish and you were ripening

We never expected much -- only everything

When it never came, we came to realize

That all we'd ever have to share was in each other's eyes

Now in a rock garden where flowers used to be

Umbrellas block the sky

In a show of sympathy

And nothing ever grows here

Though we planted every seed

So it's one final song for you and me

We started out with nothing, left everything behind
Uncertain what we wanted

So sure of what we'd find

With each passing hour

With each passing day

We were damned not to understand

Why the years just passed away

Now in a rock garden where flowers used to be

It's guns against the sky

And rain against the weed

And nothing ever grows here

The weeds can barely breathe

So it's one final song for you and me

Nothing wrong with what we had, but we wanted more than fun

We gave it all we had, but we were both too young

We blamed each other -- heaven seemed worth fighting for

We're still together, but there's no feeling anymore

Now in a rock garden where flowers used to be

Stones planted in the earth
Words buried in the weed

And nothing ever grows here

For as far as you can see

So it's one final song

And that's all for you and me

Now in a rock garden where flowers used to be

It's guns against the sky

And rain against the weed

And nothing ever grows here

The weeds can barely breathe

So it's one final song for you and me