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 stories told that Adam jumped, but I'm hoping that he fellTogether we went traveling, as we received the call His destination India, and I had none at all Oh, I still remember laughing with our backs against the wall So free of fear, we never thought that one of us might fallI sit before my only candle, but it's so little light to find my way Now the story unfolds before my candle Which is shorter ev'ry hour, as it reaches for the day But I feel just like a candle, in a way But I guess I'll get there, I wouldn't say for sure Wouldn't say for sureWhen we parted we were still laughing, as our good-byes were said And I never heard from him again, as each our lives we lead Except for once in someone else's letter that I read Until I heard the sudden word that a friend of mine was deadI sit before my only candle, like a pilgrim sits before the way Now his journey appears before my candle As a song that's growing fainter, the harder I play But I feel just like a candle, in a way I guess I'll get there, but I wouldn't say for sure Ain't say for sureThough Adam was a friend of mine, I did not know him long And when I stood myself behind, I never felt so strong Still it seems that he stopped singing in the middle of his songI sit before my only candle, like a pilgrim sits before the way I'm holding out my only candle As a song that's growing fainter, the harder I play But I feel just like a candle, in a way But I guess I'll get there, but I wouldn't say for sure Can't say for sure Can't say for sure
