Year on Year, Day by Day (Patchwork Version)

Well, is life just a walk up a steep hill?

You get to the top and then it's all downhill

You're spinning 'round like the arms of a windmill

And you never slow down

And is love just a foolish emotion?

A Hollywood dream, just a childish notion

Plenty of fish but I'm miles from the ocean

For I'm scared that I'd drown

I always thought that I would see it coming

Like a train rolling down the line

I never dreamed that I would end up running

Away from myself and out of time

Hey, hey, hey

I feel it slipping away

Year on year, day by day

And how do you know when it's really crunch time?

You could choke on a fortune cookie

One unfortunate lunchtime

And I feel death it's just the final punchline

Of this comedy show

So make them laugh before you go

I always thought that I would feel it coming

Like a storm in a summer sky

I thought I'd hear the marching band drumming

Thought I'd see the fireworks reflecting her eyes, so

Hey, hey, hey

I feel it slipping away

Year on year, day by day

Well, life can drag you under

And it can feel so frightening

Love can steal your thunder

Or strike you down with lightning

And at the end of it you'll say

I always thought that I'd see it land

And the hairs on the back of my neck would stand

But there's not fireworks or marching band

Just a letter from the queen, if you live longer than planned, oh

Hey, hey, hey

I feel it slipping away

Year on year, day by day

Year on year, day by day