McCrea Adams: Music/lyrics
ONE CANDLE AWAY
(McCrea Adams)
We're climbing a mountain
on a path six inches wide
You walk a little careless
and the rocks begin to slide
They echo down the canyon walls
and they shatter far below
Try to keep your balance
when you feel the cold winds blow
On a night as black and empty as outer space
We gotta watch our step, there's some you can't retrace
And we're one false move from a very hard place
I'm trying to see my way in the flickering light
One candle away from a very dark night
And how many angels
can dance on the head of that pin
With their haloes and their hymnals
and their armor made of tin
And are they watching out for us
on these stony hills we farm
Or do we need each other
to keep ourselves from harm?
St. Paul says you can't trust angels anyway
And how did we ever get this far
on a night too dark to see
With these secrets we carry in our hearts
trying to break free, aching to be free