Dean Madonia: Audio/Video

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like the stream
upon the stone
(Scott Avery)


It was nothing like a song
Sounded more like life to me
That stranger singin¹ raw against the changes
In that cafe by the sea
And the crowd they moved along
Ain¹t no happy music here
But I stayed to feel that sweet old strangeness
The sound of truth upon the ear

ŒCause like the stream upon the stone
Like the stream upon the stone
Time can wear your edges down
ŒTil your dream is gone
ŒTil your dream is gone

And I thought of all the times
I had sacrificed the soul
Pleasing everyone and pleasing no one
Let that icy water roll

ŒCause like the stream upon the stone
Like the stream upon the stone
Time can wear your edges down
ŒTil your dream is gone
ŒTil your dream is gone

And a few doors down
The lines were long
You could hear Œem cheer
For the same old song
Na na na... not one passion spent
Nothin¹ goin¹ but the rent

So I ordered something strong
Stayed to hear that young man¹s show
Hear those jagged feelings
Break the surface
For us silent stones below