You like what you see in the mirror and that seems good

Everything the way you want it that’s understood

You get things your way just as you should

You were never really there just like driftwood,

Out to sea but never meant to be

Loving you could only be intermittently

Nothing was ever footloose or fancy free

Always easier to blame your unhappiness on me,

Ashes to ashes dust to dust

Funny how the world erodes your trust,

Precious time wasted on false promises all gone

The misery of betrayal seems to drift on

Sometimes unable to sleep until dawn

On the chessboard of life I’m just a pawn,

And the memories linger on

Like a procession horse drawn

No way to ever get back that sacred bond

Pick yourself up and smile though you feel withdrawn,

Ashes to ashes dust to dust

Funny how the world erodes your trust,

Found out much too late that the bird had flown

Waves upon the pond where the rock was thrown

The bloodshed was heavy you were accident prone

No word from the children who are grown,

Funny how reflections of life fade away

The ghosts aren’t too friendly are they?

What was beloved back then no longer needed today

You never could have imagined life would end up this way,

Ashes to ashes dust to dust

Funny how the world erodes your trust.