JOHN DENVER - Rhymes & Reasons lyrics

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This song appears on eleven albums, and was first released on the rhymes and reasons album, then this is john denver, the rocky mountain collection, the country roads collection, and reflections<br>Has been rerecorded on the very best of john denver (double cd), john denver (italian), country classics and greatest hits vol 1 albums. live versions also appear on an evening with john denver<br>He wildlife concert albums.<br><br>So you speak to me of sadness<br>And the coming of the winter<br>Fear that is within you now<br>It seems to never end<br>And the dreams that have escaped you<br>And the hope that you've forgotten<br>You tell me that you need me now<br>You want to be my friend<br><br>And you wonder where we're going<br>Where's the rhyme and where's the reason<br>And it's you cannot accept<br>It is here we must begin<br>To seek the wisdom of the children<br>And the graceful way of flowers in the wind<br><br>For the children and the flowers<br>Are my sisters and my brothers<br>Their laughter and their loveliness<br>Could clear a cloudy day<br><br>Like the music of the mountains<br>And the colours of the rainbow<br>They're a promise of the future<br>And a blessing for today<br>Though the cities start to crumble<br>And the towers fall around us<br>The sun is slowly fading<br>And it's colder than the sea<br><br>It is written from the desert<br>To the mountains they shall lead us<br>By the hand and by the heart<br>They will comfort you and me<br>In their innocence and trusting<br>They will teach us to be free<br><br>For the children and the flowers<br>Are my sisters and my brothers<br>Their laughter and their loveliness<br>Could clear a cloudy day<br><br>And the song that I am singing<br>Is a prayer to non believers<br>Come and stand beside us<br>We can find a better way<br><br>Words and music by john denver