Song Description
A man recounts his life, seeing that for whatever you take you must give something.
| Song Length |
2:59 |
Genre |
Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Affable |
Subject |
Change |
| Similar Artists |
Woody Guthrie |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
All Things Pass Away
© 1999 Steve Rapson
Once I was a sailing man
Out on the deep blue sea
I ate everything I pulled from her
And then she swallowed me
Hey Hey Hey
All Things Pass Away
Your troubles and sorrows, tomorrow gone away
Once I was a plowing man
the earth her bounty gave
Each harvest that I pulled from her
A year of life I paid
Hey Hey Hey etc.
Once I was a drinking man
Every grape and grain
The first one's for the pleasure
And the rest are for the pain
Hey Hey Hey etc.
Once I built a sturdy house
I built it out of stone
Everything I feared kept out
Inside I lived alone
Hey Hey Hey etc.
So I sold my house I sold my farm
I sold all I owned
I went walking till I found my love
And I'll never live alone
Hey Hey Hey etc.