Sour and sweet Lyrics

There may be times in life of celebration, we all hope

But there may also be the times of sadness and commiseration

We never really know what waits around the corner

But we hope for the best

The sun will rise the sun will set and every one of us will try to forget

Despite the certainties of life nothing's sure at all

If we stop just long enough, think about this life we lead

Stuck on this sphere that races through deep space mysteriously at speed

And what is up is also down and everything is turning round and around

What we like to think we know and what we hope that we will share

And show in the world, all our actions and words

All that we hold so dear, our hopes and our fears

Along with the mountains and the oceans and the deserts disappear

That's no reason to be brought down low

It's no excuse to be dull and dour

Time is too short to retreat from the world

And life's too precious to hide and cower

You and I and everyone will be cut down

Until then let us flourish and flower

The feast of life will finish too soon

And on the way it's both sweet and sour

It's a beast of a feast, in our hope for the best

Do we look to the east or turn to the west

Safeguard our future by looking to the past

Or just party on though we know it can't last

And forget about everything we learned on the way

Though we know our fingers will get burned

Or do we stop, take stock and try to change

Where we all are heading, it's looking very strange

What do we look to in this time so full of uncertainty

So ruled by relativity that nothing means very much at all

It wasn't that long ago when we spoke of our relations

We thought of all creation

But we're losing our connection, and we struggle for direction

But the world still waits for us with open arms

Will we open our hearts and our minds?

Open your mind, open your heart, that's when the magic starts

Open your heart, open your mind, who knows what you might find

Open your ears and your eyes, be open to the chance of a big surprise

Be open to the magic of the moment that's unfolding

Now we find ourselves in times that seem so full of trouble

That on the double we wonder what else we might lose

And will the whole world turn to rubble

Fall prey to nostalgia for a world that never was

This is a world of trouble and strife

But it's also a world of opportunity

Of unexpected gifts and chance potentiality

All we have to do is figure out the meaning of life

And there's many you will meet who will believe that they have figured out

Just what this mystery's all about

Some may whisper, some may shout

While you look on confused and scratch your head

For deep inside you're full of doubt

But if you come to embrace your uncertainty

You may have found the secret of living happy in great mystery

Free from all the dogmas and dictates and proscriptions

For life is the ultimate code and it defies decryption

That's no reason to be brought down low

It's no excuse to be dull and dour

Time is too short to retreat from the world

And life's too precious to hide and cower

You and I and everyone will be cut down

Until then let us flourish and flower

The feast of life will finish too soon

And on the way it's both sweet and sour

Sour and sweet, sweet and sour

Yes, life is a beast of a feast

Do we look to the west

Do we look to the east?

Do we look to the future

Or look to the past

Or live in the moment

Which always and never will last?

Never will last

Always will last

To live in the moment