Tower Song - Nanci Griffith

So close yet so far away

Of all the things I’d hoped to say

Will have to go unsaid today

Perhaps until tomorrow

Your fears have built a wall between

Our lives and all that lovin' means

Will have to go unfelt it seems

Leavin' only sorrow

You built your tower strong and tall

Can’t you see that got to fall some day, babe?

Close your eyes and speak to me

Of faith and love and destiny

As distant as eternity

From truth and understandin'

The wind blows cold outside your door

It whispers words I’ve tried before

But you don’t hear me anymore

Your pride’s just too demandin'

You built your tower strong and tall

Can’t you see it’s got to fall some day, babe?

The end is comin' soon, it’s plain

A warm bed just ain’t worth the pain

Time to go and you’ll remain

With the bitterness we’ve tasted

A mother’s breast and a newborn child

A poet’s tears and a drunken smile

I can’t help thinkin' all the while, babe

Their meanin' won’t be wasted

You built your tower strong and tall

Can’t you see it’s got to fall some day, hey babe?