T Bone Burnett - Longest Days lyrics

It seems like once upon a time ago I was where I was supposed to be My vision was true and my heart was too There was no end to what I could dream I walked like a hero into the setting sun And everyone called out my name d**h to me was just a mystery Cause I was too busy raisin up Abel and Cain But nothing lasts forever Your best efforts don't always pay Sometimes you get sick And you won't get better That's when life is short Even in its longest days So you pretend not to notice That everything has changed The way that you look And the friends you once had So you just keep on acting the same But deep down in your soul The fire has no flame And who knows then which way to go Life is short even in its longest days But nothing lasts forever Your best efforts don't always pay Sometimes you get sick And you won't get better That's when life is short Even in its longest days All I got here Is the rear view mirror The reflections of where I've been So you tell yourself I'll be back up on top some day But you know there's nothing waiting up there for you anyway But nothing lasts forever Your best efforts don't always pay Sometimes you get sick And you won't get better That's when life is short Even in its longest days