Tower Song

So close and yet so far away
 All the things that I'd like to say
 Will have to go unsaid today
 Perhaps until tomorrow
 Your fears have built a wall between
 Our lives and all that lovin' means
 Will have to go unfelt, it seems
 Leavin' only sorrow
 You built your tower strong and tall
 Can't you see
 It's got to fall someday?
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 So close your eyes and speak to me
 About faith and love and destiny
 It's as distant as eternity
 To truth and understandin'
 Now the wind blows cold outside your door
 And it whispers words that I've tried before
 But you don't hear me anymore
 Since your pride got so demandin'
 You built your tower strong and tall
 Can't you see
 It's got to fall someday?
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 Now the end is coming soon, it's plain
 And a warm bed just ain't worth the pain
 So I will go and you'll remain
 With the bitterness we tasted
 Now a mama's breast, a newborn child
 A poet's tears, and a drunkard's smile
 I can't help thinkin' all the while
 That their meanings won't be wasted
 You built your tower strong and tall
 Can't you see
 It's got to fall someday?