"Satisfied Mind" lyrics

Many more miles were behind him
Than he had left to go
Closing in upon that last one
That we all must walk alone
It's the one across the end of the line

So, we held on, and we told stories
Of the good and bad in all
Of the power and the glory
And the lonely days that crawled
And we prayed Heaven holds true love
And a satisfied mind

He said, "I ain't afraid of dying
'Cause I know there's something worse
When you have to see your reason for living go first
And you get left behind
Some can't think of nothing better
Than to live this life forever
I never wanted no more than was mine
And to lay down someday and go home
With a satisfied mind"

He said, "Don't look into the darkness
If you want to see true black
Look into a morning's brightness
When love ain't coming back
And you will find right there a darkness that blinds"

"And don't think wealth is ever having
All you want all to yourself
It is found when you are giving
What you have to someone else
The only difference in the rich and the poor
Is a satisfied mind"

He said, "I ain't afraid of dying
'Cause I know there's something worse
When you have to see your reason for living go first
And you get left behind
Some can't think of nothing better
Than to live this life forever
I never wanted no more than was mine
And to lay down someday and go home
With a satisfied mind"

One light began to fade as one grew brighter
And he said, "I ain't afraid of dying
'Cause I know there's something worse
When you have to see your reason for living go first
And you get left behind
Some can't think of nothing better
Than to live this life forever
I never wanted no more than was mine
And to lay down someday and go home
Let me lay down someday and go home
With a satisfied mind"