It seems my friends that all of my strength here
   has gathered up and left me
   all my heroes are hanging thin
   they have burned
   and turned forward to face me
  
   all of these ends
   seem to have little will little will to know thee
   they have little skin to show
   what they have earned
   a chorus to awaken me
  
   thought i'd seen heaven on the ground
   and it seemed so far
   it seemed so far below me
   and it seemed so far
   it seemed so far below me
  
   old friend
   i had so many things i wish i'd told you
   so many brothers are calling in
   what they had learned
   before you went away from me
   you went away from me
  
   thought you'd seen heaven on the ground
   and it seemed so far
   it seemed so far below me
   and it seemed so far
   it seemed so far below me