Song Description

a special place to renew one's inner strength and clear the mind from all of life's daily pressures.

Lyrics

Verse:
Under a leaden October sky,
Maddie keeping pace at his side,
They cross the field
Toward the church ahead,
Shuffling their feet,
Through the leaves, gold and red.

At the corner of the church
The old man rests.
He closes his eyes
And takes a deep breath.
With Maddie standing sentry
Wagging her tail,
He slowly counts to ten,
Waiting to exhale.

Chorus:
Living in a dying time,
A sanctuary of red and gold.
When the sun no longer shines,
Seeking shelter from the cold;
Living in a dying time.

Verse:
On the back porch sits a boy of eight,
Stacking empty bottles in a crate.
Plaid jacket with the collar pulled up,
Finishing the last of his seven-up.

He watches his father raking the leaves,
As a squirrel pauses halfway down a tree.
Smiling with contentment
The boy looks ahead,
At the old man raking leaves:
In a field of gold and red.

Chorus:
Living in a dying time,
A sanctuary of red and gold.
When the sun no longer shines,
Seeking shelter from the cold;
Living in a dying time.

Bridge:
Feeling alive
On those days of autumn,
The spirit revived
In the failing sun.
Finding solace
In a special place;
A minute of silence,
A moment of grace.

Chorus:
Living in a dying time,
A sanctuary of red and gold.
When the sun no longer shines,
Seeking shelter from the cold;
Living in a dying time.