Four and Twenty Hours

Twenty-four oceans

Twenty-four skies

Twenty-four failures

And twenty-four tries

Twenty-four finds me

In twenty-fourth place

With twenty-four drop outs

At the end of the day



Life is not what I thought it was

Twenty-four hours ago

Still I'm singing 'Spirit,

take me up in arms with You'

And I'm not who I thought I was

Twenty-four hours ago

Still I'm singing 'Spirit,

take me up in arms with You'



There's twenty-four reasons

To admit that I'm wrong

With all my excuses

Still twenty-four strong



See, I'm not copping out

Not copping out

Not copping out

When you're raising the dead in me

Oh, oh

I am the second man

Oh, oh

I am the second man now

Oh, I am the second man now

And you're raising these...

Twenty-four voices

With twenty-four hearts

All of my symphonies

In twenty-four