The Wood Song

Indigo Girls

the thin horizon of a plan is almost clear 
my friends and i have had a tough time 
bruising our brains hard up against change 
all the old dogs and the magician 
now i see we're in the boat in two by twos 
only the heart that we have for a tool we could use 
and the very close quarters are hard to get used to 
love weighs the hull down with its weight 
but the wood is tired and the wood is old 
and we'll make it fine if the weather holds 
but if the weather holds we'll have missed the point 
that's where i need to go 
no way construction of this tricky plan 
was built by other than a greater hand 
with a love that passes all out understanding 
watching closely over the journey 
yeah but what it takes to cross the great divide 
seems more than all the courage i can muster up inside 
although we get to have some answers when we reach the other side 
the prize is always worth the rocky ride 
but the wood is tired and the wood is old 
and we'll make it fine if the weather holds 
but if the weather holds we'll have missed the point 
that's where i need to go 
sometimes i ask to sneak a closer look 
skip to the final chapter of the book 
and then maybe steer us clear from some of the pain it took 
to get us where we are this far yeah 
but the question drowns in it's futility 
and even i have got to laugh at me 
no one gets to miss the storm of what will be 
just holding on for the ride 
the wood is tired and the wood is old 
we'll make it fine if the weather holds 
but if the weather holds we'll have missed the point 
that's where i need to go
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