It’s the nature of a child to be learning, and a boy to grow into a man,
It’s the nature of our hearts to be yearning, for a place of our own upon the land
Our children are gonna be moving, to destinations far away from home
As they try so hard to be proving, they can live their lives on their own.
It’s the nature of a touch to be burning, when feelings and passions run so high
It’s the nature of the leaves to be turning, as the days disappear before our eyes
Though a promise should always be binding, it’s the nature of the truth to tell a lie
When a good-hearted lover must be finding, a few kind words to say goodbye
Won’t you take a look around you, time is passing
Just a blink, and it can all go away, away
The answers to the questions you’ve been asking
Can be found in the light of each new day
It’s the nature of the past to be calling, as the twilight begins to draw near,
It’s the nature of the night to be falling, as the lines on our faces count the years.
And our age is gonna be showing, we will grieve for the friends that time will steal
Our minds try to hold on to the knowing, and our hearts cling to what they feel.
Won’t you take a look around you, time is passing
Just a blink, and it can all go away, away
The answers to the questions you’ve been asking
Can be found in the light of each new day, of each new day