A D A D
In the time of my confession, in the hour of my deepest need
A D E
When the pool of tears beneath my feet flood every newborn seed
A D A D
There's a dyin' voice within me reaching out somewhere
A D E
Toiling in the danger and in the morals of despair
[Refrain]
E E7 A E
Don't have the inclination to look back on any mistake
E E7 A E D
Like Cain, I now behold this chain of events that I must break
A D A D
In the fury of the moment I can see the Master's hand
A D E A
In every leaf that trembles, in every grain of sand
[Verse 2]
A D A D
Oh, the flowers of indulgence and the weeds of yesteryear
A D E
Like criminals, they have choked the breath of conscience and good cheer
A D A D
The sun beat down upon the steps of time to light the way
A D E
To ease the pain of idleness and the memory of decay
[Refrain]
E E7 A E
I gaze into the doorway of temptation's angry flame
E E7 A E D
And every time I pass that way I always hear my name
A D G D
Then onward in my journey I come to understand
A D E A
That every hair is numbered like every grain of sand
[Verse 3]
A D A D
I have gone from rags to riches in the sorrow of the night
A D E
In the violence of a summer's dream, in the chill of a wintry light
A D A D
In the bitter dance of loneliness fading into space
A D E
In the broken mirror of innocence on each forgotten face
[Refrain]
E E7 A E
I hear the ancient footsteps like the motion of the sea
E E7 A E D
Sometimes I turn, there's someone there, other times it's only me
A D A D
I am hanging in the balance of the reality of man
A D E A
Like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand
