The Ashes

The children are playing
Happy in what they′re doing
No worries on their minds
As I look on I felt the sadness inside

Recalling the years that past
Now seeing so many lost
The rain starts to pour
But the fire still keeps burning on

What's left are the ashes
In the pouring rain
It′s sadness, not loneliness
What's left are the ashes

There is more to lose
And few to gain
So better lay it on a line
And helplessly watch the children as they play

What's left are the ashes
In the pouring rain
It′s sadness, not loneliness
What′s left are the ashes 

10 January 1989