Songs
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Sacred Cow
A haze concealing amazing feelings
as boys and cows move forward in the sun
The breeze inviting the boys delighting
and head down to the river for some fun
A picnic basket breaks open wide
A circle of boys with their best friend inside
The cows move off to chew soft grass
their motherly mild bags swing from side to side
Over the ocean they're treated bad
The cows sure do look mighty sad
Frightened for sure that their numbers up
as they roll on by in the cattle truck
Though shall not kill but we do somehow
Love thy neighbor but murder the cow
Church father butchers disguised as priests
Instead of mother she's called a beast
I looked around and thought, like wow
Who is really the sacred cow
Back through the woods and to the village
the dust signals the cowherds coming home
Maidens hear the sound of flutes
No longer do they need to feel alone
Mothers and fathers meet their children
as cows come out to greet their calves
A warm embrace throughout that place
More effulgent than a million shining stars
In the west today it all looks gray
A blind eye turned with nothing to say
A civilization built out of Big Macs
But Ronald Macdonald's makeup will crack
A slaughterhouse makes an ocean of blood
Still people ask for a kingdom of God
As mother cow gets knocked down dead
A karmic reaction upon out head
I looked around and thought, like wow
Who is really the sacred cow
as boys and cows move forward in the sun
The breeze inviting the boys delighting
and head down to the river for some fun
A picnic basket breaks open wide
A circle of boys with their best friend inside
The cows move off to chew soft grass
their motherly mild bags swing from side to side
Over the ocean they're treated bad
The cows sure do look mighty sad
Frightened for sure that their numbers up
as they roll on by in the cattle truck
Though shall not kill but we do somehow
Love thy neighbor but murder the cow
Church father butchers disguised as priests
Instead of mother she's called a beast
I looked around and thought, like wow
Who is really the sacred cow
Back through the woods and to the village
the dust signals the cowherds coming home
Maidens hear the sound of flutes
No longer do they need to feel alone
Mothers and fathers meet their children
as cows come out to greet their calves
A warm embrace throughout that place
More effulgent than a million shining stars
In the west today it all looks gray
A blind eye turned with nothing to say
A civilization built out of Big Macs
But Ronald Macdonald's makeup will crack
A slaughterhouse makes an ocean of blood
Still people ask for a kingdom of God
As mother cow gets knocked down dead
A karmic reaction upon out head
I looked around and thought, like wow
Who is really the sacred cow
Sita Rama
Sita sits in a palace garden
Thinking of Her Lord Ramchandra
She's captured by the demon Ravana
When will Rama come and save her
Hanuman arrives, he holds a ring
Sita's heart begins to sing
Oh my Lord Rama come to me soon
I ask no other boon
Then to be together again as Your wife
And serve You all my life
And serve You all my life
Ramchandra stands beside the ocean
The monkeys build a bridge to Lanka
He thinks about Sita's devotion
And He must go there and save her
Hanuman arrives across the waves
He has set Lanka in flames
And so Lord Rama crosses the sea
As Ravana's armies flee
With monkey soldiers at His command
Rama has no other plan
But to get Sita back again
Ravana tried magic illusion
To destroy Sita's hopes for rescue
He made her think amidst confusion
That Rama had now lost the battle
Ramchandra then arrived, his bow did sound
Ravana fell to the ground
And so Lord Rama returns with His Queen
Amidst a festive scene
To see Sita Rama together always
Devotees humbly pray
To serve Them every day
Thinking of Her Lord Ramchandra
She's captured by the demon Ravana
When will Rama come and save her
Hanuman arrives, he holds a ring
Sita's heart begins to sing
Oh my Lord Rama come to me soon
I ask no other boon
Then to be together again as Your wife
And serve You all my life
And serve You all my life
Ramchandra stands beside the ocean
The monkeys build a bridge to Lanka
He thinks about Sita's devotion
And He must go there and save her
Hanuman arrives across the waves
He has set Lanka in flames
And so Lord Rama crosses the sea
As Ravana's armies flee
With monkey soldiers at His command
Rama has no other plan
But to get Sita back again
Ravana tried magic illusion
To destroy Sita's hopes for rescue
He made her think amidst confusion
That Rama had now lost the battle
Ramchandra then arrived, his bow did sound
Ravana fell to the ground
And so Lord Rama returns with His Queen
Amidst a festive scene
To see Sita Rama together always
Devotees humbly pray
To serve Them every day
You're a Mystery
I approached the door, I turned the key
I looked on in, to see what I could see
I walked on through so cautiously
But you remain a mystery, to me
Hold on tight, turn to the light
You just need the eyes to see
I opened the window, to eternity
I looked on in, to see what I could be
Bowed my head, so sincerely
But you remain, a mystery, to me
You're doing alright, keep up the fight
You just need the eyes to see
You're a mystery to me
I looked on in, to see what I could see
I walked on through so cautiously
But you remain a mystery, to me
Hold on tight, turn to the light
You just need the eyes to see
I opened the window, to eternity
I looked on in, to see what I could be
Bowed my head, so sincerely
But you remain, a mystery, to me
You're doing alright, keep up the fight
You just need the eyes to see
You're a mystery to me
Servant of the Servant
I'm sorry, I left You
It was my fault, betrayed You
For someone who left me here
All alone
I'm hopeless, without You
Simply helpless, I need You
I fell down and hit the ground
Please help me up
I love You, excuse my nerve
I'm learning, again to serve
I'm coming back, please take me in
I'll try again
I'm the servant, of the servant, of the servant
It was my fault, betrayed You
For someone who left me here
All alone
I'm hopeless, without You
Simply helpless, I need You
I fell down and hit the ground
Please help me up
I love You, excuse my nerve
I'm learning, again to serve
I'm coming back, please take me in
I'll try again
I'm the servant, of the servant, of the servant
Devil in my Head
If I had my way
I'd be there today
But I have to pay the price
Sometimes not easy, sometimes not nice
Sometimes I just fade away
If I got it right
I'd be there tonight
But I have to make the grade
And just when I think I've got it made
Sometimes I choose wrong from right
Cause there's a devil in my head
And I'm doing what it said to do
There's a fight going on
And it's right against wrong its true
Is anybody there
Listening to this old prayer
And if I can find my way
Through illusion and dismay
Will you let me home to stay again
I could take a vow
But I'd break it somehow
It's just that I'm not in control
There's forces tugging at my soul
But I want to be with you right here right now
But there's a devil in my head
And I'm doing what it said to do
There's a fight going on
And it's right against wrong, it's true
I'd be there today
But I have to pay the price
Sometimes not easy, sometimes not nice
Sometimes I just fade away
If I got it right
I'd be there tonight
But I have to make the grade
And just when I think I've got it made
Sometimes I choose wrong from right
Cause there's a devil in my head
And I'm doing what it said to do
There's a fight going on
And it's right against wrong its true
Is anybody there
Listening to this old prayer
And if I can find my way
Through illusion and dismay
Will you let me home to stay again
I could take a vow
But I'd break it somehow
It's just that I'm not in control
There's forces tugging at my soul
But I want to be with you right here right now
But there's a devil in my head
And I'm doing what it said to do
There's a fight going on
And it's right against wrong, it's true
Back to You
You are coming along for the ride
But in reality You are my guide
You are walking side by side with me
But the truth is plain for all to see
Cause I'm wandering cross the face of this big Earth
Just going round in circles
Yes I'm wandering through this great big universe
Just going round in circles, in circlis, in circles
But You are so near to me today
Yes You are so dear to me in every way
That I just have to do just what You say
To get back to You , back to You, back to You,
Someday
You are watching everything I do
But it's true I can't do a thing without You
You are giving every opportunity
But the truth is plain I really can't be free
Cause I'm lost in a great big forest
Just going round in circles
Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust
Just going round in circles, in circles, in circles
But You have been with me from the start
I put the horse before the cart
Yes You are waiting in my heart
For me to come back to you , back to you, back to you
Someday
But in reality You are my guide
You are walking side by side with me
But the truth is plain for all to see
Cause I'm wandering cross the face of this big Earth
Just going round in circles
Yes I'm wandering through this great big universe
Just going round in circles, in circlis, in circles
But You are so near to me today
Yes You are so dear to me in every way
That I just have to do just what You say
To get back to You , back to You, back to You,
Someday
You are watching everything I do
But it's true I can't do a thing without You
You are giving every opportunity
But the truth is plain I really can't be free
Cause I'm lost in a great big forest
Just going round in circles
Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust
Just going round in circles, in circles, in circles
But You have been with me from the start
I put the horse before the cart
Yes You are waiting in my heart
For me to come back to you , back to you, back to you
Someday
Already There
Well we were travelling, about aquarter to ten
Destination, I knew not where
But then I realized, amongst friends
I'm already there
Well I scaled my life down to a suitcase and guitar
Silver bird took me away, took me away too far
And it's been a long road
To find my way back home
I never thought I'd see your face again
Won't disappear without a trace again
I need you too
Thought I could play the fool forever
But nothing stays the same
Don't let me go away again
Well we were travelling, about a quarter to ten
Destination, I knew not where
But then I realized, amongst friends
I'm already there
Destination, I knew not where
But then I realized, amongst friends
I'm already there
Well I scaled my life down to a suitcase and guitar
Silver bird took me away, took me away too far
And it's been a long road
To find my way back home
I never thought I'd see your face again
Won't disappear without a trace again
I need you too
Thought I could play the fool forever
But nothing stays the same
Don't let me go away again
Well we were travelling, about a quarter to ten
Destination, I knew not where
But then I realized, amongst friends
I'm already there
The Drifter
There once was a drifter who found
that the whole world was round
And a seer who saw
waves crashing on a distant shore
So they're sailing away to a new world
they're on the way to a new world
cross the ocean, cross the sea
There once was a traveller touched down
and walked among us for a time
To every village and town
and taught of far away lands sublime
And they're sailing away to a new world
They're on the way to a new world
cross the ocean, cross the sea
Don't forget about me
that the whole world was round
And a seer who saw
waves crashing on a distant shore
So they're sailing away to a new world
they're on the way to a new world
cross the ocean, cross the sea
There once was a traveller touched down
and walked among us for a time
To every village and town
and taught of far away lands sublime
And they're sailing away to a new world
They're on the way to a new world
cross the ocean, cross the sea
Don't forget about me
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