I Know, I Know -

I know why the wind howls

I know why the ocean waves

I know my soul is lost

If I swear my soul is saved

I know I felt the damp

Though I could not feel the rain

I know I saw the wound

Though I could not feel the pain

As the guitar frets and the willow weeps

As the twig is bent, so grows the tree

Much to do before I sleep

Shake off the dust

It’s time to leave

I know why you call my name

I know that you’ll be true

I know that we’ll raise hell again

'Cause I know that I need you

I know just where we’re going —

The lie is in theinking that it’s ever far

I know we won’t get lost

'Cause there is no way to where we are

A splash of raven’s blood in my mother’s milk

The darkest words have the nicest lilt

You’ve got to let your flag unfurl

You need a sailor’s legs to walk this crooked world

I know I mustn’t fear

I know I’m not alone

I know that every wave must break

When the ocean calls them home

Still I’m all dressed up for a red letter day

Too big for a cradle, won’t stay in a grave

Could never say what I have seen

'Cause I have slept through all my dreams