Don’t come to pieces in my hand
White stars reflecting dust and sand
That perfume makes me think of grief
Shake the faith shake the belief
Who’s there to say that we’re living this moment
Feels like i’m in a play
The sets and the props of this, your apartment
Seem to be fading away, fading away
So i wander through these rooms
I feel the orbit of the moons
And i dream what i become
And all’s forgotten by the sun
I was at the breakwall, i was lookin’ at the sea
In back of the eight ball in some misery
There on the horizon stood a mighty ship of fools
They were headin’ into the harbor with all their broken rules
Whenever i’m feelin’ lonely i can just pick up the phone
Or i can go to the movies or just stay at home alone
They’re better off to be someplace that’s a good long way from home
Any way i can lose myself
Dawn is breakin’, i’m hesitatin’, i’m
Fading away, fading away
They sailed right to meet me, i said what’s it all about
Please try to excuse me, we can work things out
If you’ve ever wondered if that mighty ship is real
Let me tell ya ‘bout it brother, it was somethin’ you could feel
Whenever i’m feelin’ lonely i let twilight set the tone
Or i can go to the movies or just stay at home alone
They’re better off to be someplace that’s a good long way to roam
Ain’t livin’ high on the hog right now
Time is wastin’, i’m hesitatin’, i’m
Fading away, fading away
One more day on the calendar on my mind
I am down around the breakwall puttin’ in some time
The whole ship of fools has gotten safely under way
And i was proud to be a part of what it was they had to say
Whenever i’m feelin’ lonely i can just pick up the phone
Or i can go to the movies or just stay at home alone
They’re better off to be someplace that’s a good long piece from home
Any way i can lose myself
Dawn is breakin’, i’m hesitatin’, i’m
Fading away, fading away
Fading away, fading away
When i’ve got something to say
Well, don’t i always let you know
So that you and i can go my way together
And if i get carried away
Well, i could be sailing on a song
And maybe we could carry on forever
But lately this old dog
Has been chasing his tail
Round and round and round
And the circles in my mind
They have been winding slowly down
Everybody’s breezing up
But i’m seizing up
I’m freezing up
And i’m fading away
I’ve got a hold on a night in june
I’ve got room for you and me
I’ve got moonlight up in the trees
I’ve got sixty-eight degrees
I’ve got nothing on my mind
But i’ve got loving in my heart
And i’ve got something out in the garden
I want to show you
Well, it really doesn’t matter after all
If we quit this round about
And no one will really notice
If we can just sit this next one out
You can strike up the band without me
You may have your doubts about me
But i’m just fading away
You can hardly even see me
Because i’m fading away
Well, it’s hard to find a label
For this feeling in my bones
That this is all a make-believe
But my cards are on the table
And there ain’t nothing up my sleeve
And here i thought i was a thinking man
But i’m a shrinking man, i’m sinking man
I’m fading, fading away
Well, it’s really not so bad to be fading away
Come on along with me and we’ll go fading away
You can hardly even hear me because
I’m fading away
