This world has its pleasure It has its pain There are moments to treasure And tests of our faith But each soul holds the memory of the glory of God's face Echoes of how we began There are traces of Eden Here where we need them This side, this side of Paradise There are places of freedom And love to believe in This side, this side of Paradise Can the flesh and the spirit Be reconciled Can we make our peace With the meek and the wild In the heart that is placed in every mortal mother's child This heart that is waiting for you There are traces of Eden Here where we need them This side, this side of Paradise There are places of freedom And love to believe in This side, this side of Paradise And time only strengthens the covenant made It's a promise unbroken to me There are traces of Eden Here where we need them This side, this side of Paradise There are places of freedom And love to believe in This side, this side of Paradise There are traces of Eden Here where we need them This side, this side of Paradise There are places of freedom And love to believe in This side, this side of Paradise