chase the dark away

we drift along down rivers

past the times we were born

past broken smokestack factories

graveyards of lost loved ones

we cast our dreams on waters dark

we just watch them drift away

we turn our eyes heavenward

but feel no need to pray

it's that day upon day

trial upon trial

wished upon walked upon

smile we smile each day

gonna chase this dark away

chase the dark away

chase the dark away

this life is short and aren't we deviled

by all we've become

the inventory of our sins

has struck us deaf and dumb

the stories we once lived to tell

have long since faded gray

we know not of heaven's grace

what piper must we pay?

it's that day upon day

trial upon trial

wished upon walked upon

smile we smile each day

gonna chase this dark away

chase the dark away

chase the dark away

these falling leaves

might tell a tale

of harder times to come

but let us not surrender to

our fears and turn to run

for our dreams will rise up above this earth

to mingle with the stars

to return as healing summer rain

a balm to these ancient scars

it's that day upon day

trial upon trial

wished upon walked upon

smile we smile each day

yeah that smile we smile each day

yeah that smile we smile each day

come chase the dark away

come chase the dark away

someone help me chase this dark away

darling smile smile smile smile