Nothing can survive in a vacuum

No one can exists all alone

We pretend things only happen to strangers

We've all got problems of our own



It's enough to learn to share our pleasures

We can't sooth pain with sympathy

All that we can do is be reminded --

We shake our heads at the tragedy



Every day we're standing in a time capsule

Racing down a river from the past

Every day we're standing in a wind tunnel

Facing down the future coming fast



It's just the age

It's just a stage --

We disengage -- We turn the page...



Looking at the long-range forecast

Catching all the names in the news

Checking out the state of the nation

Learning the environmental blues



Truth is after all a moving target

Hairs to split, and pieces that don't fit

How can anybody be enlightened?

Truth is after all so poorly lit