I'm lost on an evening tide A red ocean into a northern sky And the deep water moves like gray ribbons on a wind I've always seen the beauty in it It's a slow change, it's hard to recognize it And the myths of the modern age always darken the door Always the door 'Cause the light it shone We were living in the dark Now the thrill is gone Yeah, we couldn't find a spark In that failing light We were pulling at the seams Yeah, it seemed to me We were living in a dream We were living in a dream See, I don't want to let her down It's a fear in the dark, I want to be around See my daughter grow older in a world that still has some beauty It's a siren on a midnight street When no ones listening it's hard to compete For each man's meaning is as large as the world he's living in The world he's living in As the light it shone We were living in the dark Now the thrill is gone Yeah, we could't find a spark In that failing light We were pulling at the seams Yeah, it seemed to me We were living in a dream We were living in a dream We were living in the dark Yeah, we couldn't find a spark In that failing light We were pulling at the seams Yeah, it seemed to me We were living in a dream We were living in a As the light it shone We were living it the dark Now the thrill is gone Yeah, we could't find a spark In that failing light We were pulling at the seams Yeah, it seemed to me We were living in a dream We were living in a dream