Paint And Glass Lyrics - Jim Lauderdale

Build a mighty edifice to lean against the sky 

Carve your name upon the gate in letters ten feet high 

Brick, steel, paint and glass, this one thing will last 

This alone survive the wrath of the wind's mighty path 

Winds howl, flood will rise, earth will open wide 

Smoke and thunder fill the skies, there'll be no place to hide 

Time is just a shadow on the surface of the sun 

Life is just a place to stand until your time is run 

Build a mighty edifice to lean against the sky 

Are you satisfied with this or do you wish to fly 

And having flown will you contented be to die? 

Having to yourself been true, or will your heart still sigh? 

For bigger things and better things, for greater wealth and fame 

Is love a worthy sacrifice at the altar of your name? 

Time is just a shadow on the surface of the sun 

Life is just a place to stand until your time is run 

Far beyond the telling of the tower builder's art 

Build yourself a dwelling in a loving human heart 

Be kind to all your friends for you know not the hour 

Of beginnings nor of ends, you do not have that power 

Time is just a shadow on the surface of the sun 

Life is just a place to stand until your time is run 

A shadow of a shadow on the surface of the sun 

Life is just a place to stand until your deal is done