Silver Mine

Hold on 'til the evening Reaching out for something She reads the words alone Telling our whole story Stripped of all its glory Speaking the unknown The blood of fathers, mothers, sons Enlivens us like rivers running freely A daughter's hand the anchor for a ship That sometimes disappears completely She is a diamond in a silver mine A light by which to find another morning Lead me away by hand, by heart From days that fall apart without warning Try to slow the turning wheels That push your mind and drag your heels Let the weather change your ways Growing younger when we're older Singing ballads ever louder In these silent, restless days Daughter, take my heart in hand And bury it out just beyond the water Where fools will crown themselves as kings And love in all its rage will give no quarter She is a diamond in a silver mine A light by which to find another morning Lead me away by hand, by heart From days that fall apart without warning My diamond in a silver mine When darkness closes in, I hear her calling Lead me away by hand, by heart From hope that comes apart when I am falling Yes, I am falling My diamond in a silver mine A light by which to find another morning Lead me away by hand, by heart From days that fall apart without warning