Life In a Nutshell Now you can walk in the sand someplace where the sun always shines You can fly with the birds Sing out loud without a word Now that you live in your mind. So there it is, your life in a nutshell: where you went, the places you stayed. Doesn’t seem much, life in a nutshell, when the memories fade. Now as dark clouds appear You can rest safe from your fear. The world you knew will fade away; as there comes another day, the landmarks of your life disappear. People are walking up and down the Danforth, Doing things they do with their lives How would they know who loved and who gambled, who lived and who died?