- Votes:
- Composer:
- Townes Van Zandt
 
- Genres:
- Country
- Folk
 
- Tags:
- alt country
- americana
- singer songwriter
 
- See also:
Townes Van Zandt - Tower Song lyrics
So close and yet so far away
 And all the things I'd hoped to say
 Will have to go unsaid today
 Perhaps until tomorrow
 Fears have built a wall between
 Our lives and all that lovin' means
 Will have to go unfelt it seems
 And that leaves only sorrow
 You built your tower strong and tall
 Can't you see it's got to fall some day?
 You close your eyes and speak to me
 Of faith and love, and destiny
 As distant as eternity
 And truth, and understanding
 The wind blows cold outside your doorTownes Van Zandt - Tower Song - http://motolyrics.com/townes-van-zandt/tower-song-lyrics.html
 Whispers words I've tried before
 But you don't hear me anymore
 Your pride's just too demanding
 You built your tower strong and tall
 Can't you see it's got to fall some day?
 The end is coming soon, it's plain
 A warm bed just ain't worth the pain
 And I will go and you'll remain
 With the bitterness we tasted
 A mother's breast, a newborn child
 A poet's tear and drunken smile
 But can't help thinkin' all the while
 Their meaning won't be wasted
 You built your tower strong and tall
 Can't you see it's got to fall some day?














