Now And Then

I used to think Things would get better than they are I used to wish things Wouldn't get worse than they were Now and then a hint Now and then a scent Now and then a spark But never again Hope was a balm Was a ladder for my dreams Now the future has gone And the past is not what it seems Now and then a hint Now and then a scent Now and then a spark But never again I made a choice I traded more for less I heard a voice Crying out in the wilderness Now and then a hint Now and then a scent Now and then a spark But never again