Lyrics

I cannot see tomorrow ? I cannot change the past
But I believe instead of fighting, we should build something to last
Something worthy for our children, strong enough for any trial
For the time goes by so quickly, each man only has a while
We should be careful how we spend it, try to learn from our mistakes
We should be gracious in our victories and strong through our heartaches

Chorus
?Cause here and now?s a canvass waiting for new painting every day
Here and now we need the colour in this world of desperate grey
You and I in our small corners, we?ve just got to try somehow
To live and leave some beauty within the here and now

We can never quell the violence or stem the tide of war
And every morning paper headline screams about one more
But if we each face one small evil instead of look away
And pray and then do something ? instead of only pray
Then we bear our own small witness to that truth that never dies
?Cause we?re only ever pilgrims here, only passers by

Chorus

Bridge
Though there?s trouble on the crossing and a million questions why
I?ll save them on the journey while I wait for my reply
In between there?s meantime and hands upon the plough
And we must make each moment count with the here and now

Guitar Break

Chorus

Words and Music Copyright Chris Betts 1990.