The Reckoning

There's some seeds you plant that never grow

They fly away when the first winds start to blow

And what's the point of holding on

To anything that might be gone too soon?

You can try to fight the truth

But time will always show you proof

Oh, the reckoning

There's a gold watch in my dresser drawer

It's the same one that my daddy wore

Back when he was thirty-two

When the world was bright but not brand new

The missing laughter of a messed up kid

All those secrets that you can't keep hid

Oh, the reckoning

And I've fought for years to save a cause

And it's driven me insane

Oh, but what kills me the most

Is knowing you don't even want to change

I see that sunburn on your left hand

The one that used to hold your wedding band

You seem older than you ought to be

And in your eyes, I hear the saddest symphony

And I know you can hear it now

You're finally caught up in that hollow sound

Oh, the reckoning

Caught up in the reckoning

Can't get out the other side

Caught up in the reckoning