I can't

A thousand words glistening just out of reach

If I could have tamed them then maybe my life would be different

But I didn’t

Now I can’t

And I can’t

Cause I didn’t

If I’d have known then what would happen to you

I would have stayed longer and had one more smoky malt whisky

But I didn’t

Now I can’t

And I can’t

Cause you’re gone

If I could pause everything just for a moment

Gleam silver wonders and rest all the sad times on feathers

I would do it

But I can’t

But who can

No-one can

The future’s a liar. The past slits your throat.

The present’s illusion. The trick is to try and believe it

And I’m trying

Boy, I'm trying

Cause I can

Do no more.