<h1>Afraid</h1>

While the sun was shining and the hay was being made

While the cards were in your favour in the game being played

While your face was smiling and the words were kind

And the dark clouds were at the edges of your mind

You weren’t afraid

While the answers were simple and the costs were neat

While tomorrow smelled sweetly week after week

While the flowers weren’t faded and the dream was alive

And the dark clouds hovered too far to the side

You weren’t afraid

We were

Two riders heading to the same distant horizon

We were

Two souls looking at the same future spread in front of us

We were

Racehorses firing away to the hills and beyond

We weren’t afraid

Now the passing of sunsets

And the showering of rain

Forced us to slow down

Showed us some pain

Gone were the pioneers

Gone was the heart

Gone were the promises

We made at the start

When the stones of reality came crashing down

When every familiar face became part of the crowd

When you weigh up the options and don’t like what you see

And the dark clouds moved like a shadow over me

You were afraid

When you think about tomorrow but dream of the past

When the seeds of promise were scattered in the dust

When it became too much to fight for, you gave it away

And now those dark clouds can hold their sway

You are afraid

Like the gambler curses his luck

And the poet kills his muse

Like the painter downs his tools

And the sleuth doubts his clues

You read your cards and folded

And you didn’t play the hand

They say that life is like a game of chance

They say you need a pinch of luck

To gamble with romance

From what I’ve seen and what I’ve felt

I know there’s some truth in what they say