Only Passing Through - The Lilac Time

Only passing through

Only passing through

We own this stuff briefly

You can’t take it with you

You can’t own the houses

That will outstand you

Only passing through

These houses and these streets

McAllister

O’Farel

California

Clay

Green

Greenwich

Chestnut

Bay

Only passing through

Only passing through

We own this stuff briefly

You can’t take it with you

As I walked out this morning

Before the sun was up

Everyone was sleeping still

The curtains all were shut

The world I found was wealthy

More than we can afford

And all that is offered to us

A miserly reward

Only passing through

Only passing through

We own this stuff briefly

You can’t take it with you