[Verse 1]
Looking through some photographs I found inside a drawer
I was taken by a photograph of you
Now there were one or two
I know that you would have liked a little more
But they didn't show your spirit quite as true
You were turning around to see who was behind you
And I took your childish laughter by surprise
And at the moment that my camera happened to find you
There was just a trace of sorrow in your eyes

[Verse 2]
Now the things that I remember seem so distant and so small
But it hasn't really been that long a time
Yeah, what I was seeing wasn't what was happening at all
Although for a while our path did seem to climb
When you see through love's illusions, there lies the danger
And your perfect lover just looks like a perfect fool
So you go running off in search of a perfect stranger
While the loneliness seems to spring from your life
Like a fountain from a pool

[Chorus]
Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light
You've known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight
You've had to hide sometimes, but now you're alright
And it's good to see your smiling face tonight
[Verse 3]
Now for you and me, it may not be that hard to reach our dreams
But that magic feeling never seems to last
And while the future's there for anyone to change
Still you know it seems
It would be easier sometimes to change the past
I'm just one or two years and a couple of changes behind you
In my lessons at love's pain and heartache school
Where if you feel too free and you need something to remind you
There's this loneliness springing up from your life
Like a fountain from a pool

[Chorus]
Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light
You've known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight
You've had to hide sometimes, but now you're all right
And it's good to see your smiling face tonight

[Piano solo]

[Chorus]
Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light
You've known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight
You've had to struggle, yeah, and you've had to fight
To keep understanding and compassion in sight
You could be laughing at me, you've got the right
But you go on smiling so clear and so bright
[Outro]
Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light
Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light
Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light
Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light