The Year Of The Nine

looking at people
i once used to know
they used to know me
i just let it all go
i couldn't hang on to
whatever i lost
just passing the days
counting the cost

some may have wondered
where have i been?
i used to be here a lot back then
i remember the days
i remember the times
then i lost my way in the year of the nine

i had a dream
guess i had quite a few
but the dream was obscured
so it's long overdue
what's left of my voice
still wants to sing
but time passed me by
i don't sing anything

some may have wondered
where have i been?
i used to be here a lot back then
i remember the days
i remember the times
then i lost my way in the year of the nine

my greatest weakness
is my greatest strength
i don't know how to give up
when the quittin' bell rings
i still see the world
in the back of my heart
just like it was then
just a pure as the start

some may have wondered
where have i been?
i used to be here a lot back then
i remember the days
i remember the times
then i lost my way in the year of the nine

(2011 db michel)