Down Beside Me - Walter Stauss

Down in the valley, we're dancing a time-ridden song

Riding the crest of a tune that we can't hide for long

The rhythm's so constant

It comes and it goes like the sun

But oh, I can see
The lines on our faces ring clear to me
Alone we bear numbing cry, whispered fear

Painting old faces that dive from the setting sun
Claiming the tides of sorrows past as our own
They roll from the hilltops
The tumbling dust settles down

And all earth, sun, and sea creatures die
To branch the ancient tree
Our roots tied with time
Tired hands search for rhyme

Down beside me
There's warmth to find here
You're all that's human
Come ride the storm clear
With me

Let's open our eyes to the freedom that lies just beyond
The gifts we each bear are the answers to each other's songs
Give out your true callings as free as our births brought us home

And now is time
To break down the walls that keep our world from rhyme
Although your eyes show fear
I am constant right here

Down beside me
There's warmth to find here
You're all that's human
Come guide the storm clear
With me

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