Song for adam lyrics

Artist  : Jackson browne 
Song : Song for adam
 

Though Adam was a friend of mine, I did not know
him well
He was alone into his distance
He was deep into his well
I could guess what he was laughing at, but I
couldn`t really tell
Now the story`s told that Adam jumped, but I`ve
been thinking that he fell

Together we went traveling, as we received the
call
His destination India, and I had none at all
Well, I still remember laughing with our backs
against the wall
So free of fear, we never thought that one of us
might fall

I sit before my only candle, but it`s so little
light to find my way
Now this story unfolds before my candle
Which is shorter every hour as it reaches for the
day
But I feel just like a candle in the way
I guess I`ll get there, but I wouldn`t say for
sure

When we parted we were laughing still, as our
goodbyes were said
And I never heard from him again as each our
lives we led
Except for once in someone else`s letter that I
read
Until I heard the sudden word that a friend of
mine was dead

I sit before my only candle, like a pilgrim sits
beside the way
Now this journey appears before my candle
As a song that`s growing fainter the harder that
I play
But I fear before I end I`ll fade away
But I guess I`ll get there, though I wouldn`t say
for sure

Though Adam was a friend of mine, I did not know
him long
And when I stood myself beside him, I never
though I was as strong
Still it seems he stopped his singing in the
middle of his song
Well I`m not the one to say I know, but I`m
hoping he was wrong

I`m holding out my only candle, though it`s so
little light to find my way
Now this story`s been laid beneath my candle
And it`s shorter every hour as it reaches for the
day
Yes, I feel just like a candle in the way
I hope I`ll get there, but I never pray