The Last Time I Saw William Lyrics - Rockinghorse - Alannah Myles

The last time I saw William, he was as good as gone 

He'd packed up all his poetry and his hurtin' songs 

Well, they say that he died but the papers lied 

About our long lost favorite song 

The last time I saw William, he was all undone 

He'd lost his bag of thunder and his brave disguise 

He was trying to find some kind of peace of mind with brand new eyes 

But it all came back in shades of black, like a past that's just begun 

And the last time I saw William, he was a man on the run 

Oh, he said it's better to fly than to hold on to shaky ground 

It's better to let the feelings die, when they're holding you down 

I saw a long line of loneliness in the corner of his eye 

But I never did see William cry 

Now the years run down the boulevard and the marquee is long gone 

There's a troubadour in an empty bar, playin' hurtin' songs 

All the gold and praise from the glory days cannot save our souls tonight 

And the last time that I saw William 

He was walking away, walking away from the light 

It's better to fly than to hold on to shaky ground 

It's better to let the feelings die, when they're holding you down 

I saw a long line of loneliness in the corner of his eye 

But I never did see William cry 

The last time I saw William, he was all undone