Somehow the Wonder of Life Prevails

I had a high school friend

And he liked to hunt muskrats and rabbits

And he liked to draw and he liked to listen Ian Gillan and Black Sabbath

But one night outside a Canton, Ohio pool hall

Something transpired and he stuck a man with a screwdriver, stole his har and he hauled

He did three years in Tico Reformatory

And the rumours of what went on in there were the most chilling horror stories

Not long after he was set free

He left his parent's house at 1am and wrapped his car around a tree

And I was in Pacific Grove, California when I got the call

I talked with his mother and his father and his brothers - I talked to them all

About his love for heavy metal, his love for hunting and how good he could draw

And I laid down next to my girlfriend Deena and like a child I bawled

One Thanksgiving when I was pretty young

Me and my dad got into it over something and we fought and he won

And I went running barefoot off into the snow

And I sought refuge at a neighbour's house and later that night I came home

And in the midst of all the agonies, all the hardness I felt

Somehow the wonder of life always prevailed

And in the midst of all the awkwardness, all my growing pains

Somehow the wonder of life always remained

Every day I get out and I walk

Every day I get on the phone to someone and I talk

It's good to have friends who love you, who care and understand

Who have your back, don't judge you, don't criticise or make remarks

Every day for miles I walk

Along the Monterrey Pines, the marina to Aquatic Park

And I look at the Marin Headlands, Tiburon, Sausalito and Angel Island

from the end of fishing pier

And oh, I couldn't ask for more

My eyes couldn't ever want for more

And oh, I watch the seagulls fly

For half my life I've watched the ferry boats and the barges go by

This February it'll be the 10th year anniversary of when I lost a friend to cancer and there's times when I still can't believe it

But I'm so grateful for all the time we got to spend

In Pescadero, Point Reyes, Mendocino, San Rafael and Fairfax