Life's Work Lyrics

I listened; I always did listen to you
Singing all the way through
Your life's work: passion, caution, timing

Try what you saw, and try what you knew
It was never always true
Your life's work teasing you
Like a statue: so dignified, so blind

They take and take, but they don't seem to receive
And you don't sleep, and there's no money
Your life's work: passion, caution, timing

Try as you might, and try as you will, you were never truly still
And you try what you saw, and you try what you love, it would never be enough

Try as you might, try as you will, you were never truly still