To Step Aside

[Verse 1]
By the cathedral, into the sun
Pilgrims are singing, their journey done
I look at my short life and think
Of all the champagne that I drink
With all the faces that I know
And how much further can one go?

[Chorus]
And if I decide to step aside
I will try to reply to the feelings I hide

[Verse 2]
I look from my window, down to the square
At workers still queueing patiently there
For market forces to provide
What history's so far denied
For a different kind of fate
Than to labour long and always wait

[Chorus]
And if I decide to step aside
I will try to return to the person inside

[Bridge]
Will I always need you?
Would you want me to?
Can you love me for good
The way you thought you could?

[Verse 3]
Or will Spring bring rain and Summer burn?
Will tears at last precede the turn
From Summer warmth to sudden cold
As certainly as growing old?

[Chorus]
And if I decide to step aside
I will try to forget all the tears I'll have cried