Grace is about loss - and celebration too.
Grace
Lyrics by Mick Evans
A wave of white horses
fall through the silence
caught in the rush
of a farewell kiss -
it’s ugly - watching beauty dying
does every dream end like this?
A smile hides the sadness
reliving old stories
just me and you
all the life we’ve lived -
it’s funny - all this sweet denying
watching you crossing the bridge
And I pray - but I can’t ask you
to grant me one last wish:
Grace - please - please stay
can’t watch you slip away
every promise fade to grey -
Grace - please - please - please stay
give me just a little longer
holding on to you each day -
just one more smile - one more kiss
Grace - please - please - please - please stay
That fine veil settles
on flawless features
dimming the days
I already miss -
a vision - swept beneath the desert
no life, no Grace - no morning bliss
And I pray - but I can’t ask you
to grant me one last wish:
Grace - please - please stay
can’t watch you slip away
every promise fade to grey -
Grace - please - please - please stay
give me just a little longer
holding on to you each day -
just one more smile - one more kiss
Grace - please - please - please - please stay
Let your hand rest in mine -
by the grace of love we live
by the grace of love we give
and by the grace of you
we still shine
Grace - please - please stay
can’t watch you slip away
every promise fade to grey -
Grace - please - please - please stay
give me just a little longer
holding on to you each day -
just one more smile - one more kiss
Grace - please - please - please - please stay