Passing Through

We are passing this world on to our kids

From the day when they climb from their cribs

We'll try and teach them well, show them that they're loved

But in the end all we can do is hope our best was good enough

They'll witness how this life can be so beautiful and cruel

We can't shelter them forever but if we show them all the tools

They might leave this world in a little better shape than me and you

We are only passing through

Passing through, passing through

We are only passing through

Passing through, passing through

We are only passing through

We are watching this world from our living rooms

Near forty years since we walked on the moon

This big blue ball is shrinking and I don't know if that's good

But for better or for worse now this whole world's our neighborhood

And there's no place left to run to, to stay above the fray

We better learn to get along not just to get our way

Not only for each other but our children's children too

We are only passing through

Passing through, passing through

We are only passing through

Passing through, passing through

We are only passing through

And I wonder sometimes what will I pass on

How much can one voice do with just a song

Sometimes injustice and indifference are all that I see

But I refuse to let my hope become the latest casualty

So I'll sing of love and truth and try to practice what I preach

If I can't change the world, I'll change the world within my reach

What better place to start than here and now with me and you

We are only passing through

Passing through, passing through

We are only passing through

Passing through, passing through

We are only passing through

We are only passing through