it seems my friends that all of my strength here   has gathered up and left me   all my heroes are hanging thin   they have burned   and turned forward to face me      all of these ends   seem to have little will little will to know thee   they have little skin to show   what they have earned   a chorus to awaken me      thought i'd seen heaven on the ground   and it seemed so far   it seemed so far below me   and it seemed so far   it seemed so far below me      old friend   i had so many things i wish i'd told you   so many brothers are calling in   what they had learned   before you went away from me   you went away from me      thought you'd seen heaven on the ground   and it seemed so far   it seemed so far below me   and it seemed so far   it seemed so far below me