Wise man's song
I once spoke to a wise old man
When I had some questions of my own
I said, “Sir, I’m not askin’ for an answer
Just tell me where to look, where to go”
For a moment
there was silence
his heart was burning through his eyes
and he said,
Child, you gotta listen
‘cause the answer lies inside
Go into the wilderness
where your heart will come alive
But I was always in a hurry
and the trees all looked the same
My mind was just to busy
to hear the melody as it came
Thirty years and not a sign
of the answers I did seek
An old man, I sat down at the stream –
tired and knowing I grew weak
The water came singing over the stones
as the wind spoke through the trees
For the first time in thirty years
I found the meaning of the wise man’s pleas
Once again
there was silence
his heart was burning through his eyes
and he said,
Child, you gotta listen
‘cause the answer lies inside
Go into the wilderness
where your heart will come alive
So I sat down on a fallen log
my feet dangling in the water
Slowly I realised where to look
as a twirling leaf tapped my shoulder
I heard the birds and the bees
the wind and the choir of the stream
I felt joy as I was listening
and my old heart began to sing
For a moment
there was silence
his heart was burning through his eyes
and he said,
Child, you gotta listen
‘cause the answer lies inside
Go into the wilderness
where your heart will come alive
All my life I was searching
never saw the answers so close by
Life was such a noisy rush
my ears followed the city’s lie
At last at peace, my heart alive
tears came to my eyes
When I needed to, I didn’t listen
it’s now too late, I realise
For a moment
there was silence
my heart burning through my eyes
and now I say,
Kids, you gotta listen
‘cause the answer lies inside
Go into the wilderness
where your heart will come alive
(I originally wrote this song as a country song, but it can definitely fit into other genres.)
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