Fountain of Sorrow

Looking through some photographs
I found inside a drawer
I was taken by a photograph of you
Now there were one or two I know
That you would've liked a little more
But they didn't show your spirit quite as true
You were turning around to see who was behind you
And I took your childish laughter by surprise
And at the moment that my camera happened to find you
There was just a trace of sorrow in your eyes
Now the things that I remember
Seem so distant and so small
But it hasn't really been that long a time
Yeah, what I was seeing
Wasn't what was happening at all
Although for a while our path did seem to climb
But when you see through love's illusions
There lies the danger
And your perfect lover
Just looks like a perfect fool
So you go running off
In search of a perfect stranger
While the loneliness seems to spring from your life
Like a fountain from a pool
Fountain of sorrow
Fountain of life
You've known that hollow sound
Of your own steps in flight
You've had to hide sometimes
But now you're alright
And it's good to see your smiling face tonight
Now for you and me
It may not be that hard to reach our dreams
But that magic feeling never seems to last
And while the future's there for anyone to change
Still you know it seems
It would be easier sometimes to change the past
I'm just one or two years
And a couple of changes behind you
And my lesson's at love's pain and heartache school
Where if you feel too free
And you need something to remind you
There's this loneliness springing up from your life
Like a fountain from a pool
Fountain of sorrow
Fountain of life
You've known that hollow sound
Of your own steps in flight
You've had to hide sometimes
But now you're alright
And it's good to see your smiling face tonight
Fountain of sorrow
Fountain of life
You've known that hollow sound
Of your own steps in flight
You've had to struggle
And you've had to fight
To keep understanding
And compassion in sight
You could be laughing at me
You've got the right
But you go on smiling
So clear and so bright
(Fountain of sorrow)
(Fountain of life)
(Fountain of sorrow)
(Fountain of life)
(Fountain of sorrow)
(Fountain of life)
(Fountain of sorrow)
(Fountain of life)