How Many Gone

Lyrics

The day was wide, the sky was mine A single pack, a borrowed song I swore that I would draw the line Between the right and staying strong

The road beyond is long Your every step will find its end They never come around again Yet still you ask, “How many gone?”

The years grew thick, the climb grew steep Each dream became a kind of debt The vows I made I could not keep But I can’t bring myself to forget

The road is calling strong Your every step will find its end They never come around again Yet still you ask, “How many gone?”

The mirror hums a quiet tune Of faces blurred by what they’ve known The dusk arrives too soon, too soon And leaves me singing all alone

The road is now an evensong Your every step will find its end They never come around again Yet still you ask, “How many gone?”

No answer ever stays for long Just echoes fading, one by one And in the hush between the dawns You ask again, “How many gone?”