Emmylou Harris Cup Of Kindness Lyrics

Cup Of Kindness Lyrics

You gave yourself up to the mystery

And sailed the oceans looking for the secret of the key

To unlock a truth that you may never find

For it was in a cup of kindness all the time



You feel the thirst but none can make you drink

The answer's waiting for you here but it's not what you think

It won't steal your soul or leave you blind

It was just a cup of kindness all the time



And when Mother Mary finally comes to cal

She could pass right through your heart and leave no trace at all

While you were reaching for the sacred and divine

She was standing right beside you all the time



And the emptiness you can't seem to fill

Beauty fades and pleasures cannot take away the chili

And the glamor lures you down into a lie

O but the cup of kindness never will run dry



You hear the vandals howlin' down your walls

And arm yourself against the ones who want to see you fall

Till some Holy Grail reveals the grand design

Well, it was in a cup of kindness all the time