so close and yet so far away all the things that i d like to say will have to go unsaid today perhaps until tomorrow your fears have built a wall between our lives and all that lovin means will have to go unfelt it seems leavin only sorrow you built your tower strong and tall can t you see it s got to fall someday so close your eyes and speak to me about faith and love and destiny it s as distant as eternity to truth and understanding now the wind blows cold outside your door and it whispers words i ve tried before but you don t hear me anymore since your pride got so demanding you built your tower strong and tall can t you see it s got to fall someday now the end is coming soon it s plain and a warm bed just ain t worth the pain so i will go and you ll remain with the bitterness we tasted now a mama s breast a newborn child a poet s tears and a drunkard s smile i can t help thinkin all the while that their meanings won t be wasted you built your tower strong and tall can t you see it s got to fall someday 