Year on Year, Day by Day (Patchwork Version) Lyrics

Year on Year, Day by Day (Patchwork Version) - Passenger

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[Verse 1]

Well is life just a walk up a steep hill?

You get to the top and then it's all downhill

Spinning 'round like the arms of a windmill

And you never slow down

And is love just a foolish emotion?

A Hollywood dream, just a childish notion

Plenty of fish but I am miles from the ocean

For I'm scared that I'll drown

[Chorus]

I always thought that I would see it coming

Like a train rolling down the line

I never dreamed that I would end up running

Away from myself and out of time

Hey, hey, hey I feel it slipping away

Year on year

Day by day

[Verse 2]

And how do you know when it's really crunch time?

You could choke on a fortune cookie one unfortunate lunchtime

And I fear death is just the final punch line

Of this comedy show

So make them laugh before you go

[Chorus 2]

I always thought that I would feel it coming

Like a storm in a summer sky

I thought I'd hear the marching band drumming

Thought I'd see the fireworks reflect in her eyes, oh

Hey, hey, hey I feel it slipping away

Year on year

Day by day

[Bridge]

Well, love can drag you under

And it can feel so frightening

Love can steal your thunder

And strike you down with lightening

And at the end of it you'll say

[Chorus 3]

I always thought that I would see it land

And the hairs on the back of my neck would stand

But there's no fireworks or marching band

Just a letter from the queen if you live longer than planned oh

Hey, hey, hey I feel it slipping away

Year on year

Day by day

[Outro]

Year on year

Day by day