How many times

It seems so far away

It seems like it will never come

But fear not my sweet we don’t have to wait too long

The waiting that we all go through

There’s no logic in any of it I say

The waiting is all that it’s come to

So tell me my sweet how many times

The stars in the night sky, the dawn of a new day, the way the birds sing

Don’t think of what tomorrow brings

Don’t tell me what future paths may hold

Don’t care about what the sky will look like tomorrow

Don’t wonder what will happen as we grow old

Yeah the sand keeps on slipping through the glass my darling

The sand can never be turned back again

There looks to be so much sand on the shore

But for how long how long will it last for?

So tell me my darling how many times

The sound of babies cries, the way the flowers smell, crops waving to you in the wind

I don’t think of what tomorrow brings

I don’t tell me what future paths may hold

I don’t care about what the sky will look like tomorrow

I don’t wonder what will happen as we grow old

No the well will dry up my dear

It will eventually run dry someday sometime

And there’s no way to fill the well up again

Even with all of our joy, fear and pain

So tell me my dear how many times

The purring of the cat, the caring touch of a mothers hands, your gentle kiss upon my face

Please don’t think of what tomorrow brings

Please don’t tell me what future paths may hold

Please don’t care about what the sky will look like tomorrow

Please don’t wonder what will happen as we grow old

But the waves always break my love

And the sun always sets for the night

Ad the leaves always fall to the ground

And the river always flows into the sea

The birds always call my love

So tell me my love how many times?