Ah, if you've been passing through Lord the swinging gate Chances are you look behind you and wonder where you are And wonder where you are Ah to know another man's heart to know him through his pain To know him through his happiness Then you can truly smile, then you can truly smile No it's not not just what you say No it's mostly how you feel it And it's not how much you spend No it's mostly where you lend it Ah I look around me every morning So many love so many still on top of that thing And I have to wonder truly wonder truly wonder You care much about life to fall off and start again Ah keeps me runnin' it keeps me hidin' It keeps me peepin' but Lord don't you know sometimes you find it It keeps me slippin' and slidin' It keeps me runnin' and hidin' Peepin' and a findin' Ah I know I don't have that much love to give Oh but I'll find a way to try If that gate ain't swinging low I got the key in my heart to try Ah if you been passin' through that swingin' gate Chances are you looked behind you and wonder where the hell you been goin' Where you are and why you'll carry on. Lord your mind wants to die but your heart keeps yelling back "Buddy keep going" Those voices from the sea keep calling out: "Don't let us down" The wind's gonna howl and the baby's gonna cry Keep runnin' and hidin' now, peepin' and a findin' Slipping and a slidin' runnin' and a tryin' Keep on tryin' Ah now the room keeps buzzin' yes It's like a beehive in the forest when the bears are down Lord it hates to be caught hates to be brought down I ain't gonna suck the life from you Lord I got my roots back home And I just tear on borrowed time Just thought I passed by and say hello friend It don't feel the same way I do Think after that You see I'm just a rusty henge Keep on runnin' keep on listen to your heart Ah listen to your heart Don't take the sparkle out of those little children's eyes Let them run and play let them run and play Soon enough to be just like you