Grand Canyon

We went to Grand Canyon
And we stood at the expanse
And we watched the rocks change color
And we watched the shadows dance
We probably didn't say anything
Till the sunset turned to night
We let the spirits do the talking
Through cascades of fading light
We drove across the desert
Watched the mountain range at dawn
Heard the thunder rumbles echo
Against the rocks that the gods were made from
We drove across the wastelands
Till we finally reached the sea
And I wondered how a life so sturdy
Could just one day cease to be
I never one to wonder
About the things beyond control
I stare off into the darkness
And I feel the highway roll
And we roll on through the darkness
Till that darkness turns to day
We take our sorrows pains and angers
And we turn them into play
There's no time to dwell upon it
It's this life that we chose
That made it all worth living
Amidst the sorrows that life throws
The recently departed make their sunsets
Say farewell to the ones they left behind
There were technicolor hues to see our sadness through
As the sun over Athens say goodbye
There's a white owl at my window
Soft lit in fading light
Watch him soaring through the clouds
Watch him hummin' through the night
And my dreams I still can see him
Flying through a western sky
And I think about Grand Canyon
And I lift my glass and smile