John Denver Rhymes And Reasons Lyrics

Rhymes And Reasons Lyrics

This song appears on eleven albums, and was first released on the Rhymes and
Reasons Album, then This Is John Denver, The Rocky Mountain Collection, The
Country Roads Collection, and Reflections. It has been rerecorded on The Very
Best of John Denver (Double CD), John Denver (Italian), Country Classics and
Greatest Hits Vol 1 Albums. Live versions also appear on An Evening With John
Denver and The Wildlife Concert Albums.

So you speak to me of
sadness
And the coming of the winter
Fear that is within you now
It
seems to never end
And the dreams that have escaped you
And the hope that
youve forgotten
You tell me that you need me now
You want to be my
friend

And you wonder where were going
Wheres the rhyme and wheres
the reason
And its you cannot accept
It is here we must begin
To seek
the wisdom of the children
And the graceful way of flowers in the
wind

For the children and the flowers
Are my sisters and my
brothers
Their laughter and their loveliness
Could clear a cloudy
day

Like the music of the mountains
And the colours of the
rainbow
Theyre a promise of the future
And a blessing for today
Though
the cities start to crumble
And the towers fall around us
The sun is
slowly fading
And its colder than the sea

It is written from the
desert
To the mountains they shall lead us
By the hand and by the
heart
They will comfort you and me
In their innocence and
trusting
They will teach us to be free

For the children and the
flowers
Are my sisters and my brothers
Their laughter and their
loveliness
Could clear a cloudy day

And the song that I am
singing
Is a prayer to non believers
Come and stand beside us
We can
find a better way

Words and music by John Denver