Time after time the man's swept to the side
Painted by a tainted brush he left behind
You should have seen his eyes
And the pain inside
That hides behind a smile
No I'm not standing here making excuses
For another man's mistakes that shrouded the years
Though I think it's time my resentment resigned
10 years of living in the fast lane
How it hurt so much to see it
Yeah, hindsight's a funny thing
Something I can't believe in
Twenty years have gone by since you painted the sky
A darker shade of grey that I wasn't use to seeing
Then my preoccupated mind found solace in the wires
Of another man's confusion
Easing my bruising
Thank god he made me smile
Because I was only a child
10 years of living in the fast lane
How it hurt so much to see it
Yeah, hindsight's a funny thing
Something I can't believe in
A story older than a Coltrane
Another standard completing
And now the melody has broken in
Though the sounds won't be repeating
Lyrics provided by LRCLIB
