Some come from the desert,
Some come from the woods,
Some go into the liz ard,
some go into the wolves
The quiet pool, you can't explain,
the quiet pool that knows your name
Says this is where you come from
an d where you're going to
Mine's been coming from the water,
long as I remember
Feel the arm around my waist,
pull me back to that embrace
This is where I come from
and where I'm going to
But before I go back to the whales,
I'll do the things that humans do
I'll smile for real, I'll smile real fake
My heart will heal, my heart will break
before I go back to the whales
I only believe in God
when I'm on an airplane taking
off or touching down
or when we're bouncing all around
then I say
I know I'm not one for prayer
but if you keep us in the air I'll be more
Just don't let us die, just don't let us die
But if we're all going down
Let it be off the coast of Provincetown
Where the summer people go
To see the whales blow
Where the summer people beach
And the humpbacks bridge
But before I go back to the whales,
I'll flail the way that humans flail
I'll hit my stride, then I'll hit a wall
I'll learn to glide, then I'll damn it all
I'll take a lover, forsake a friend
I'll wake and shudder from
dreams that won't end
I'll have songs to sing,
but I usually won't bother
I'll clip my own wings,
but I'll blame it on my father
I'll give you my bed,
we will throb and burn
Then I'll tell you I love you,
just to hear it in return
Before I go back to the waves
We all knew it from the start
One day soon we all will part
Some will howl and some will fly
Some will swim,
I'm the swimmin' kind
I'm looking forward to being away
Give me back my flute,
give me back my belly
I think when I become aware
I'll only say the things I mean
I'll only say what I mean
I'll only say the things I mean
I won't look for meaning
I'll just do what I'm meaning
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