I meant to ask you how to fix that car I always meant to ask you about the
war And what you saw across a bridge too far Did it leave a
scar
Or how you navigated wings of fire and steel Up where heaven had
no more secrets to conceal And still you found the ground beneath your
wheels How did it feel
Bang the drum slowly play the pipe lowly To
dust be returning from dust we begin Bang the drum slowly I'll speak of
things holy Above and below me world without end
I meant to ask you
how when everything seemed lost And your fate was in a game of dice they
tossed There was still that line that you would never cross At any
cost
I meant to ask you how you lived what you believed With nothing
but your heart up your sleeve And if you ever really were deceived By the
likes of me
Bang the drum slowly play the pipe lowly To dust be
returning from dust we begin Bang the drum slowly I'll speak of things
holy Above and below me world without end
Gone now is the day and
gone the sun There is peace tonight all over Arlington But the songs of
my life will still be sung By the light of the moon you hung
I meant
to ask you how to plow that field I meant to bring you water from the
well And be the one beside you when you fell Could you tell
Bang
the drum slowly play the pipe lowly To dust be returning from dust we
begin Bang the drum slowly I'll speak of things holy Above and below me
world without end