Lyrics

We were born alone...and that's the way we'll go,
All that's in between...together we can know.
We're an only child...our father is the sun,
Mother earth reveals...the prodigal's return.

The Spring returns to melt the snow that drifts against the hill,
The sun returns to wake the dawn that midnight tries to kill,
The robin seeks the highest tree on which to build her nest,
And you come back to find the one forsaking all the rest - for your return

School is where we learn...to gather all our doubts,
Play is what we do...when at last we figure out
That the more you touch...the less you have to fear,
And the less you harm...the more that you hold dear.

The Fall returns to free the tree from each determined leaf,
The moon returns to call the tide that beckons from the reef.
The raven casts a shadow like a widow's last bequest,
Still you come back to find the one forsaking all the rest - for your return

Patience is the waitress who may never bring the check.
Faith is still her sister, no one ever dares suspect.
Folly is her lover, taking every tip she earns,
From you, the final customer, awaiting her return

Work is what we do...to practice growing old,
Sleep is where we go...to dream lead into gold.
Every breath we take...will feed this outer shell,
Love is how you grow...and what you live to tell.

The Spring returns to melt the snow that drifts against the hill,
The sun returns to wake the dawn that midnight tries to kill,
The robin seeks the highest tree on which to build her nest,
And you come back to find the one forsaking all the rest - for your return