Melanie Safka
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I Am Not A Poet (Night Song)

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I Am Not A Poet (Night Song)

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I am not a poet, living is the poem

I am not a singer, i am in the song

And i've got a story that i cannot write down

And i'm with you but i'll always be alone

I may not be right, but i don't think i am wrong

Every note's an answer, every word's a sign

Every man's a dancer, following his own time

I've found a tearful language that translates what i am

And i cried out loud, but they didn't understand

I cried so hard i may never try again

I may never try, i may never try again

Cleansing in the water, heal me in the light

Mend you ageless daughter, i've been awake all night

'cause if your sands are shifting, i'll need to know what i forgot

I don't want much, but i need an awful lot

I've found a tearful language that translates what i am

And i cried out loud, but you didn't understand

I cried so hard i may never try again

I may never try, i may never die again

I may never cry again

I may never try again

I may never die again

Stoneground words

Sand me down to the nerve

Made to live on stouneground words

Imagine that, you've done all that

And i come back for more

Imagine that, i lived on that

And i will live for more

I entered dancing and looked for my partner

I thought the path could be a double road

You played my heart like a drum beating warning

Oh, i guess i'm gonna dance this one alone

I'll go to the garden that follows the seasons

Live in the field where the healing grass grows

Go to the mountains where air's clear for breathing

Clear is just another way to see

I feel to know

Cleanse in the ocean, bathe in the power -

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