Power of Now

Power of Now
(Difford/Hewerdine)

I’ve sabotaged ambitions
I’ve pissed on my parades
I’ve never known my feelings
More than the traps they’ve laid
And I have been seduced by
The sword of many words
That cut me like a thin slice
Of a very tender bird

And my love has known no feeling
No closeness or no trust
I blew all the moments
That were meant for us
And God willing whatever it will be
But rejected chances
That always passed by me

And the power of now
Is not living just then
Or maybe tomorrow
Or remembering when
But to scoop up the seconds
Like snow from the ground
And smile with good fortune
That you’re still around

So now I’m looking backwards
No I can look ahead
To see the whys and where fors
The weaving and the thread
So I can see the story upon my tapestry
Where I have laid my life down
So you can be with me

And the power of now
Is not living just then
Or maybe tomorrow
Or remembering when
But to scoop up the seconds
Like snow from the ground
And smile with good fortune
That you’re still around

And the power of now
Is not living just then
Or maybe tomorrow
Or remembering when
But to scoop up the seconds
Like snow from the ground
And smile with good fortune
That you’re still around

Oh the power of now
The power of now
The power of now