Fading Away

Fading Away
by Tom Flannery copyright 2008

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You're not what you appear to be
no you're not like that at all
all that's near and dear to me
you toss against the wall
the parts that stick you wrestle with
the rest you sweep aside
then you'll sit and plead the fifth
another heart denied

I'm fading away
before your eyes
fading away
to no one's surprise but my own
just wanna be left alone
fading away

The river only rolls one way
when searching for piece of mind
but the levees stole the light of day
by caving from passing time
water rising to points unknown
even the old guard says so
listen to the creaks and groans
above the undertow

I'm fading away
before your eyes
fading away
to no one's surprise but my own
from a man to child I've grown
fading away

Young love dies then breathes again
in the eyes of someone new
but when it lies now and then
it will dawn on you
that the brick house you're living in
is brittle to the touch
and the pink blouse you've been givin' into
just ain't worth that much

I'm fading away
before your eyes
fading away
to no one's surprise but my own
from a man to child I've grown
fading away

You're not what you appear to be
no you're not like that at all
all that's near and dear to me
you toss against the wall
the parts that stick you wrestle with
the rest you sweep aside
then you'll sit and plead the fifth
another heart denied

I'm fading away
before your eyes
fading away
to no one's surprise but my own
just wanna be left alone
and fade away