Falling Upward

Fsus2 F | Fsus2 F | C | A#sus2 | F F C A dragonfly landed on my friend Linn's fingertip A#sus2 F Reminding us we need to rest on this the long strange trip Dm A#sus2 F C But also we did whisper that some change was on it's way Dm A#sus2 C The old world it is crumbling and the new one starts today F C I played the smart professor, yes I tried it on for size A#sus2 F I'm done with facts and figures now I hunger to be wise Dm A#sus2 F C And I'm finding some okayness deep inside this veil of tears Dm A#sus2 C Some call it delusion I call it getting on in years A#sus2 F Falling upward, the pain of youth is gone A#sus2 F C One day my plaintive morning turned into a lovely song A#sus2 F Falling upward, each step a quiet victory A#sus2 F C A#sus2 F I'm finally inching forward toward the man I long to be F C Hand on heart each morning take my dose of daily bread A#sus2 F And head off in the battle against the voices in my head Dm A#sus2 F C They say I'm not worthy, that I'm not too scuffed up to pray Dm A#sus2 C Well if there is a devil surely that is what he'd say F C The world's a great seductress and it wants me on it's team A#sus2 F Best to heed the words of those that woke up from the dream Dm A#sus2 F C So I'm reading all the holy books and this is my 40th year Dm A#sus2 C Rejoice they say, have courage, be content and of good cheer A#sus2 F Falling upward, the pain of youth is gone A#sus2 F C One day my plaintive morning turned into a lovely song A#sus2 F Falling upward, each step a quiet victory A#sus2 F C A#sus2 F I'm finally inching forward toward the man I long to be F C Life is very short it's true and I'm left wondering why A#sus2 F The days they last forever and the years they sail by Dm A#sus2 F C And the kid in me is confused about this man's face in the mirror Dm A#sus2 C It once was my complexion now it's my conscience I want clear F C I cannot fix or save the world and I know that that's alright A#sus2 F Solutions they aren't coming from the left or from the right Dm A#sus2 F C Like a great sage said in Ohio only love will heal this mess! Dm A#sus2 C And now my contribution - loving more and speaking less A#sus2 F Falling upward, the pain of youth is gone A#sus2 F C One day my plaintive morning turned into a lovely song A#sus2 F Falling upward, each step a quiet victory A#sus2 F C A#sus2 F I'm finally inching forward toward the man I long to be A#sus2 F C A#sus2 F I'm finally inching forward toward the man I long to be A#sus2 C A#sus2 F Thank God I'm falling upward toward the man I long to be