This Lyric is: #139

The Wisdom Of A Child
c. 2002 by Lisa Lukas

Verse 1:

The minute you were born,
I belonged to you,
My child and my new teacher
Your arms outstretched,
Flapping like a baby crow.

They laid you down
Inside my arms and I could
Hear you softly whisper
Your new born voice
Gave me all I need to know, 'cause

CHORUS:

The wisdom of a child
Sees better than I
The heart is big as the sky
How to let this life just be, and then
Like a blade of grass
That bends in the wind
Going up and down and up again,
With a spirit that is free and wild
I learned how to love --
From the wisdom of a child.

Verse 2:

How could I have ever known
That you would leave
This earth before me?
Now I am lost, &
Searching for you everywhere

A bird is flying high
Up in the air
The waves crash down below me
Is that a sign from you?
Are you still here? -- 'cause

CHORUS:

The wisdom of a child
Is hiding from me
& I can no longer see
Will you cradle me to end this pain
'Cause my heart won't heal
Til I find you again
Now my sorrow is the winter rain
& your silence is so deep and wild
That I will go mad
Without the wisdom of a child.

BRIDGE:

Whisper to me
Inside my dreams
I will be listening to all that you say --
You are the wind
That blows through the trees
& I will be waiting to meet you someday -- 'cause

CHORUS:

The wisdom of a child
Understands more than me
To look beyond what I see
How to find your beauty in a stone
With the endless sea,
I will not be alone
And I know your memory is my home
Like a spirit that is free and wild
Teach me how to live on
From the wisdom of a child.




[This message has been edited by blakeh (edited 09-01-2002).]