Fading Glass

Rock Ballad about how, as parents, we lift up our kids and try to teach them all that we can, watch them growing into young adults and then, the sudden realisation that we have become strangers looking back at ourselves in the mirror, grey-haired and old, and that our kids have become the parents we once were now that they have their own kids. ‪@RichardPoile63‬ [Verse 1] Concrete cracks under our heavy boots We live life deep down at the roots Hard times hit like a freight train rolling through Got bills to pay and hard things left to do Through the dust and the grind we stand tall Yeah we live our best life after all [Verse 2] Watch our kids grow up day by day From little kids running and chasing play Into fine young people standing strong Singing the chorus of a brand new song And the worry never fades away Growing up doesn't mean it's okay No matter how old they get in years A mother carries all the hidden tears [Chorus] Deep bond unbroken, fierce and true Between a mother and the child she knew And the father goes from playmate on the floor To the teacher standing by the open door Guiding every step through the dark and light Holding onto love with all our might [Bridge] Time keeps turning like a spinning wheel And looking in the mirror doesn't feel real Silver in the hair, slower on our feet Walking down a slower, stranger street We see the younger selves we used to be Fading away behind the grey and sea [Guitar Solo] [Heavy Breakdown] [Tempo Shift] [Outro] Still we carry on Still we carry on Through the fading glass We live our best life till the end Yeah, till the end [Fade Out]