He works, he sleeps

He knows his history

He reads, he dreams

So much ability

He drives Northwest

Up the interstate

The snow falls slow

Hypnotic and opaque

Bright with life

He leaves behind

Endless days

And longer nights

His eyes are wide

His ears are numb

Filled with pulsating

Engine hum

Don't rush by unseeing

Through the places

And the pleasures of the ride

(Take it all in)

Don't skim through the pages

Of the ponderous volume

That describes your life

(Don't miss a word)

Some seek distraction

Just to pass the time

Not entertain

We sometimes sleepwalk

Sacrificing joy to numb the pain

I saw the scene

I didn't want to see

Steel, glass, debris

Stranger, rest in peace

How could he know

When he awoke

That this was the day

His book would close?

Have you thrived

Or just survived

If this were the day

You said goodbye?

Don't rush by unseeing

Through the places

And the pleasures of the ride

(Take it all in)

Don't skim through the pages

Of the ponderous volume

That describes your life

(Don't miss a word)

Some seek distraction

Just to pass the time

Not entertain

We sometimes sleepwalk

Sacrificing joy to numb the pain

We sometimes sleepwalk

Lyrics © 2004 Margaret Browning