The mystery of life is never ending Should a man take a wife Or face the sunrise alone In the stillness of the night A voice will come a callin' No matter what your means The answer has no price You may blame forgotten history You may be ashamed of the treachery of men But in the end it is each man's destiny To face the mystery of life alone Of life alone A promise never kept and a love affair betrayed All the tears that you have wept for the righteous and the brave And the moments that have crept from the spotlight of your memory Sit like stones beneath a stream illuminating like a dream