From the recording Stripped Bare
Lyrics - L. Zaleta
Music - B. Ralston
A song about realising that you aren't as young as you used to be.
Lyrics
I Can See It From Here
(L. Zaleta/B. Ralston)
Things always came easy,
Or they didn’t come at all
Life was bright and breezy,
Endless summer never fall
Now I’m part of the old folks’ choir,
A bald head amongst bald heads
My hair chose to retire,
And move further south instead
Not so close to death but I can feel it so clear,
I’m not that old yet, but I can see it from here
Took one day at a time,
Never needed more than that
Thought I was in my prime,
Never thought the earth was flat
But now we’re not talking Venice,
Or the Golden Gate Hotel
Just trips to the dentist,
Partial plates, root canal
Not so close to death but I can feel it so clear,
I’m not that old yet, but I can see it from here
We lead orderly lives,
Right into eternity
Everyone even dies alphabetically
We struggle and we strive,
Defeat upon defeat
Yet somehow we survive
And that’s always puzzled me
Now I suffer from hearing loss,
Too much Poison, Motley Crue
Zeppelin, Skynyrd and the Boss,
Now they all sound like The Who
Not so close to death but I can feel it so clear,
I’m not that old yet, but I can see it from here