Toward the Horizon Songtext
von Carrie Newcomer

Stretched as thin as paper
Hollow as the sky
Empty as my pockets
Hungry as my eyes
Wells fill from the bottom
And it′s gonna take some time
It's gonna take a little doing
To gather my insides

Such a wide and open space
Such a wide and open ache
With no answer to these hard and silent whys

Look as far as you can toward the horizon
Hear the low sound of the glory train
Chances are we′ll live to see the new moon rising
But I believe the likes of you
I'll never see again


On the wings of hope and angels
In the sounds of solitude
I've circled ever closer
To the heart of something true
Most courage is an answer
It′s a firm or shaky yes
When you cannot see the outcome
But still giving it your best

Such a wide and open space
Such a wide and open ache
With no answer to these hard and silent whys

Look as far as you can toward the horizon
Hear the low sound of the glory train
Chances are we′ll live to see the new moon rising
But I believe the likes of you
I'll never see again

I saw you walk away
I saw you waving
I know you′re leaving here
Always to stay
Is this a bad hand
Or just a slow horse
Is it alright in time and due course


In the normal course of the walking
Over roads of light and storm
With grief as a companion
I have already come
Some days it's hard to take a step
And avoid another fall
Still believing in the dark horse
When it′s way too close to call

Such a wide and open space
Such a wide and open ache
With no answer to these hard and silent whys

Look as far as you can toward the horizon
Hear the low sound of the glory train
Chances are we'll live to see the new moon rising
But I believe the likes of you
I believe the likes of you
I believe the likes of you
I′ll never see again