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In The Passage

There's a ring around the moon
tonight
And a chill in the air
And a fire in the stars that
hang -- so near;
so near.

There's a sound in the wind that
blows
Through the wild mountain holds
Like the sighs of a thousand crying
souls;
Crying souls --

There's a time when the traveller
is fated to find
That insight has turned his gaze
behind -- behind
And the steps taken yesterday
Will beckon again
And lead to his weary journey's
end -- journey's end.

And in the passage
From the cradle to the grave
We are born, madly dancing
Rushing headlong through the
crashing of the days
We run on and on
Without a backwards glance
We run on and on
Without a backwards glance.

But I cast my fate with the
wife of Lot
I turned my gaze around
Knowing neither what was sought
nor what was to be found
Heeding weakness, feeding
strength
Life at length is frail
I seek again the river's source
through time's dark shadowed veil.

In the fast fading century as we spin through the years
I pray that our failing vision
clears -- our vision clears.

And in the passage
From the cradle to the grave
We are born, madly dancing
Rushing headlong through the
crashing of the days
We run on and on
Without a backwards glance
We run on and on
Without a backwards glance.

The places dash and the faces
dart
Like fishes in a dream
Hiding 'neath the murky banks
of long forgotten streams
The lines of life are never long
when seen from end to end
The future's never coming
and the past has never been.

There's a ring around the moon
tonight
And a chill in the air
And a fire in the stars that
hang -- so near;
so near.
 

Dan Fogelberg


  (Someone's Been) Telling You Stories
  A Cry In The Forest
  A Love Like This
  A Voice For Peace
  All There Is
  Along the Road
  Anastasia's Eyes
  Anyway I Love You
  As the Raven Flies
  Aspen
  Aurora Nova
  Be On Your Way
  Beggar's Game
  Believe In Me
  Below The Surface
  Better Change
  Blind To The Truth
  Bones In The Sky
  Captured Angel
  Changing Horses
  Comes And Goes
  Crow
  Dancing Shoes
  Down The Road
  Empty Cages
  Ever On (A Traveling Prayer)
  Exiles
  Face the Fire
  Faces Of America
  False Faces
  Forefathers
  Ghosts
  Give Me Some Time
  Go Down Easy
  Gone Too Far
  Gypsy Wind
  Hearts In Decline
  Hickory Grove
  High Country Snows
  Higher Ground
  Holy Road
  Illinois
  In The Passage
  Intimidation
  It Doesn't Matter
  Lessons Learned
  Let Her Go
  Lonely In Love
  Long Way Home (Live In the Country)
  Looking For A Lady
  Loose Ends
  Lost In The Sun
  Love Gone By
  Lovers In A Dangerous Time
  Magic Every Moment
  Man in the Mirror
  More Than Ever
  Morning Sky
  Mountain Pass
  Nether Lands
  Next Time
  Nexus
  Old Tennessee
  Once Upon A Time
  Only The Heart May Know
  Our Last Farewell
  Over And Over
  Phoenix
  Promises Made
  Rhythm Of The Rain
  River Of Souls
  Road Beneath My Wheels
  Scarecrow's Dream
  Seeing You Again
  Serengeti Moon
  Shallow Rivers
  She Don't Look Back
  Since You've Asked
  Sketches
  Song From Half Mountain
  Song Of The Sea
  Souvenirs
  Stars
  Stolen Moments
  Sutter's Mill
  Sweet Magnolia (and the Travelling Salesman)
  Tell Me To My Face
  The Higher You Climb
  The Innocent Age
  The Language of Love
  The Last Nail
  The Last to Know
  The Lion's Share
  The Long Way
  The Loving Cup
  The Minstrel
  The Outlaw
  The Reach
  The River
  The Sand and the Foam
  The Spirit Trail
  The Way It Must Be
  The Wild Places
  There's a Place in the World for a Gambler
  These Days
  Think Of What You've Done
  Times Like These
  To The Morning
  Tucson, Arizona (Gazette)
  Tullamore Dew
  Twins Theme
  Wandering Shepherd
  What You're Doing
  Windows and Walls
  Wishing on the Moon
  Wolf Creek
  Wysteria