all my time i spent the widow said as she bent giving what meant everything and all my company are memories whispering down by the forest down by the forest all the time in the world is yours, she said as she went with her thoughts on her dreams i hardly knew you yet i packed all i valued and followed like dust in the wind can you give me sanctuary when the babbling brook runs dry? can you give me understanding when there's nothing left to try? what about your brothers and all you had for lovers? did they blow away like candles in the night? i saw you begging on the day of the wedding she don't wander by herself where are your sons and your daughters? can you give me sanctuary when the babbling brook runs dry? can you give me understanding when there's nothing left to try? all my time i spent the widow said as she bent giving what meant everything and all my company are memories whispering down by the forest down by the forest down by the forest