JACKSON BROWNE - Song For Adam lyrics

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Though Adam was a friend of mine, I did not know him well He was alone into his distance, he was deep into his well I could guess what he was laughing at, but I couldn't really tell Now the stories told that Adam jumped, but I'm thinking that he fell Together we went traveling, as we received the call His destination India, and I had none at all Oh, I still remember laughing with our backs against the wall So free of fear, we never thought that one of us might fall I sit before my only candle, but it's so little light to find my way Now the story unfolds before my candle Which is shorter ev'ry hour, as it reaches for the day But I feel just like a candle, in a way I guess I'll get there, but I wouldn't say for sure When we parted we were laughing still, as our good-byes were said And I never heard from him again, as each our lives we lead Except for once in someone else's letter that I read Until I heard the sudden word that a friend of mine was dead I sit before my only candle, like a pilgrim sits beside the wave Now this journey appears before my candle As a song that's growing fainter, the harder I play That I fear before I end will fade away I guess I'll get there, but I wouldn't say for sure Though Adam was a friend of mine, I did not know him long And when I stood myself beside him, I never thought I was as strong Still it seems he stopped his singing in the middle of his song Well I'm not the one to say I know, but I'm hoping he was wrong I'm holding out my only candle, but it's so little light to find my way Now the story's been laid beneath my candle And it's shorter ev'ry hour, as it reaches for the day Yes, I feel just like a candle in a way I hope I get there, but I'd never pray