Rush — The Garden

[Verse 1] In this one of many possible worlds All for the best, or some bizarre test It is what it is, and whatever Time is still the infinite jest [Pre-Chorus] The arrow flies when you dream; The hours tick away The cells tick away The Watchmaker keeps to his schemes The hours tick away They tick away [Chorus] The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect; So hard to earn, so easily burned The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect; So hard to earn, so easily burned In the fullness of time A garden to nurture and protect [Verse 2] In the rise and the set of the sun Until the stars go spinning, spinning round the night Oh, it is what is it is, and forever; Each moment, a memory in flight [Pre-Chorus] The arrow flies while you dream; The hours tick away The cells tick away The Watchmaker has time up his sleeves The hours tick away They tick away [Chorus] The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect; So hard to earn, so easily burned In the fullness of time A garden to nurture and protect (It's a measure of a life) The treasure of a life is a measure of love and respect: The way you live, the gifts that you give In the fullness of time Is the only return that you expect [Bridge] The future disappears into memory With only a moment between Forever dwells in that moment; Hope is what remains to be seen Forever dwells in that moment; Hope is what remains to be seen [Guitar Solo] In the fullness of time A garden to nurture and protect (It's a measure of a life) In the fullness of time A garden to nurture and protect (It's a measure of a life) In the fullness of time A garden to nurture and protect (It's a measure of a life) In the fullness of time A garden to nurture and protect [Outro] It's a measure of a life It's a measure of a life It's a measure of a life It's a measure of a life