From the recording Buy it, Then Download it
Stephen Bird vocals, rhythm guitar
Dave Goslin Drums
Eric Emerson lead guitar
Steve Elder Bass
Lyrics
As One
I was a sick and frightened child,
No songs I yet had sung,
I was trying with all my might
To breathe air into my lungs,
And I heard the doctors say,
The airway's just too small,
And lights began to fade,
With the voices in the hall,
And then you took my hand,
And looked into my eyes.
It gave me strength,
That saved my life.
As the air rushed back into my lungs ...
You said be calm ...
The years passed quickly on,
And I'd written my first song,
When because of things you'd heard,
You gave me an insight,
said I'd always be wrong doing things,
I knew weren't right.
I guess you taught me well,
I thought of all you said,
then took a step back,
And cleared my head,
When the time came to be weak ...
I was strong.
You know of all the things, that you taught me,
You knew that my life had just begun,
But in your soul I knew that you could see,
Just how much you and I are as one ...
Now that I have grown,
I answer my own call,
And I know sometimes you must think,
That I learned nothing at all,
But when I stand up proud,
And when I speak my mind,
Mother, with different paths,
The same summit we will find,
And when we meet the clouds,
Soaring over them on high,
Hand in hand,
We'll meet the divine,
Long after the earth,
Has turned our bodies to dust,
Our souls will be one,
Yeah, our souls will be one.
lyrics by
Bephen Stird