This Side Of Paradise

This world has its pleasure, it has its pain
There are moments to treasure and tests of our faith
But each soul holds the memory of the glory of God's face
Echoes of how we began

There are traces of Eden here where we need them
This side, this side of paradise
There are places of freedom and love to believe in
This side, this side of paradise

Can the flesh and the spirit be reconciled?
Can we make our peace with the meek and the wild?
In the heart that is placed in every mortal mother's child
This heart that is waiting for you

There are traces of Eden here where we need them
This side, this side of paradise
There are places of freedom and love to believe in
This side, this side of paradise

And time only strengthens the covenant made
It's a promise unbroken to me

There are traces of Eden here where we need them
This side, this side of paradise
There are places of freedom and love to believe in
This side, this side of paradise
There are traces of Eden here where we need them
This side, this side of paradise
There are places of freedom and love to believe in
This side, this side of paradise