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Artist: Bill Staines
Canonical path: /bill-staines/the-philosopher-s-song
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The Philosopher's Song
Read The Philosopher's Song lyrics by Bill Staines on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Philosopher's Song
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Where are you off to today with your old hat and smile?
Are you bound to find some rainbow in a cloudy sky
Are you listening to the wind. Is it singing you a son
As it circles all around you down that road so long?
Where arc you off to today with your eyes shining bright,
Set upon some new horizon in the morning light.
Do you hold within your hands, another dream we all can share
For a better world a-waiting down that road somewhere?
Now you say that the answer's within ourselves
And that time is a wish come true,
And no matter how troubled the toiling seems,
There is worth in the work we do.
Where are you off to today with your books and all their truths
Do you find within their pages what we must not lose?
And in the wisdom of their words do you seek a better way, That we may touch a bright tomorrow and a brand new day?
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Bill Staines performs "The Philosopher's Song", and this lyric page sits inside the Bill Staines catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "The Philosopher's Song"?
Yes. The related section below points to 'Neath the Moon and the Morning Star and A Rancher Turns 80/The Years with a short reason for opening each page next.
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