The Near Dearly Departed

from Anthology by Rawlins Cross

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In a world of changes we live and so
The tide will turn and the cold wind blow
Friends and lovers that we’ve come to know
So swiftly have departed
But I’ve lived to learn that this much is true
The days we have are a precious few
And we all become the things we do
I will not be downhearted

Changes come and change has come again
With the rising sun and the passing of a friend
Through the wiles of nature and the hand of fate
We finish what we started
You take your chances and you leave behind
The near dearly departed

World of wonders on the silver screen
On a starry night in a childhood dream
No use dwelling on what might have been
Or otherwise pretending
Claiming as a victim of circumstance
On a wayward trek in a loner’s trance
You can’t give living a second glance
Waiting for the ending

Changes come and change has come again
With the rising sun and the passing of a friend
We live the mystery right to the end
To see if we’ve been outsmarted
Or if hope lies waiting on the other side
For the near dearly departed
The near dearly departed

(Geoff Panting)
From the CD Make It On Time (1998)

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from Anthology, released November 25, 2008
Song written by Geoff Panting (SOCAN)

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Rawlins Cross St. John'S, Newfoundland and Labrador

Rawlins Cross are one of Canada’s most accomplished and beloved Celtic rock bands. Since forming in 1989 the band has toured the world, released nine recordings and been honoured with a plethora of East Coast Music Awards and Juno Award nominations.. Band members hail from Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Ontario. ... more

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