over and over look over your shoulder at all of the soot on the ground oh it s been falling down from the moment we got into town you re older you re bolder you ve never been colder you come in here looking for more oh you take all you can fit in your arms when you walk out the door you didn t even see it coming you know you should ve seen it coming you might ve even seen it coming you could a would a seen it all could a would a had it all father oh father your sons and your daughters they ll learn how to stand on their own oh when a slap on the left and a kick to the right s all they know daily or daily but then again maybe you ll learn how to love what you have oh if you ll find there is more to the scheme than to give or to grab you didn t even see it coming you know you should ve seen it coming you might ve even seen it coming you could a would a seen it all couldn t wouldn t shouldn t have to crawl  so shoulder grow older don t ever grow colder and time will bring love to your side oh if you choose to refuse to sit tight while she passes you by and maybe just maybe she ll take you there safely no more of your running around and over and over by nightfall you ll dance in the soot on the ground you didn t even see it coming you know you should ve seen it coming you might ve even seen it coming you could a would a seen it all could a would a had it all