Close to Paradise

Now it's here for always
And cuts like a knife
Knowing you won't come again
Back into this life
Since the words have been spoken
The line has been drawn
I treasure up the memories
For a way to go on
And I hear the silence in your place
And all that reminds me of the living days
Makes me feel the yearning for your dream.

Through my tears and sorrow
The pain inside
In my heart I know you will
Carry on your flight
From these walls around me
You look down and smile
Pretending I could hear you laughing
Only for a while
But I hear the silence in your place
And all that reminds me of the living days
Makes me feel the yearning for your dream

It's here I can see you far beyond the horizon
Out in the endless skies
It's here I can feel you way up high, forever flying
I guess by now you must be
Close to paradise