You've torn your shirt You've outgrown this town Your friends are all scattered And you're lonesome But you're still searchin' For music in the sounds It's a tame world will leave you unbroken Oh lady, oh mother Bring your garden to me Pull it 'round my body So the world cannot see Blue of my veins And the tracks on my cheeks Leave the tulips for when I go under But it's not over by half There's a gold in your eyes Loomin' out through the black And you're still standing And your hand on your lap No it's not over, not over by half When that day comes And the lights grow dim The weight off your shoulders The sun off your skin
And the ones who have known you Your lovers and friends Will be marked by a spark that was taken But it's not over by half There's a gold in your eyes Loomin' out through the black And you're still standing And your hand on your lap No it's not over, not over by half Here on the mountain I am thinking of you The birds are all singing The screaming of youth And here I am holding Keeping room Just a place you can lay when you're older But it's not over by half There's a gold in your eyes Loomin' out through the black And you're still standing And your hand on your lap No it's not over, not over by half