# *Looking Into the Glass* *(Verse 1)* There’s a chair beside the window Where the evening settles slow Silver shaking in his hands now Like the winter’s first cold snow And the mirror on the hallway Catches every passing year But behind those tired blue eyes Lives a boy who’s still in here He says, “I once could move like thunder Had a fire no rain could drown Now I measure life in memories And the sun going down” *(Pre-Chorus)* But when he speaks your name The years all fall away *(Chorus)* Looking into the glass He sees the man he used to be The restless heart, the reckless soul Running wild and running free Looking into the glass Through every wrinkle, every scar He still holds your picture close Like a prayer inside his heart And though time has bent his frame And the world moves much too fast He still loves you just the same Looking into the glass *(Verse 2)* There’s a photograph beside him Edges worn and fading thin You can tell he’s been returning To that moment once again He remembers summer laughter Dancing barefoot in the rain Now the silence fills the rooms up But your voice still calls his name And he wonders if you notice How he hides the growing pain Still pretending he’s unbroken Though nothing stays the same *(Pre-Chorus)* But when he hears your laugh He finds his strength somehow *(Chorus)* Looking into the glass He sees the man he used to be The dreamer full of gasoline Burning bright so recklessly Looking into the glass He traces every road he crossed Every battle, every love Every little thing he lost And though the years keep rolling on Like shadows that are cast He still loves you more than life Looking into the glass *(Bridge)* One day the mirror may forget him And his hands may lose their way But love survives the fading Even when the colors gray And if his voice grows soft as dust Still listen close at last You will hear him whisper low… “I loved you through it all.” *(Final Chorus)* Looking into the glass He smiles through tears he cannot hide For every moment led him here To the love still by his side Looking into the glass He sees that time can never steal The heart inside the aging man Or the way true love can feel So if you ever miss him When the years have hurried past Just remember who he was Looking into the glass *(Outro)* Looking into the glass… Still loving you at last.