kansas - the coming dawn (thanatopsis) lyrics

as the dew turns into frost
there is something that i hope will
not be lost
the leaves will change, they'll start
to fall
i still wonder if it mattered much at
all

when my world starts to fade
i can only hope that every choice i
made
will endure, and carry on ... into the
coming dawn

the breezes blow, soft clouds drift
by
like some artists' canvas captured in
my eye
i am sure, i'm holding fast
i am dying for a lifetime that will last
but when my world, starts to fade
i'm still hoping this foundation that i
laid
will endure, and carry on ... into the
coming dawn
we're so close, yet never touch
can there be a love that changes me
this much
i can't see, eyes open wide
yet i'll never doubt you're standing
by my side
when my world, starts to fade
i can only hope that every choice i
made
will endure, and carry on ... into the
coming dawn