As i stand here searching for the right words   I know that wisdom comes from despair   And i realize it's harder to find your own voice   Than to follow one already in the air      And as our time draws nearer   I wonder just when we stopped being young   And i know my greatest deeds will go unnoticed   And our treasures were here all along      Child of the earth hear my confession   Please don't tell me that it's overdue   And from the four corners of the universe   I will make my way to you      A gentle touch known only to each other   And a breath that comforts like the rain   And a taste no other shall ever know   That upon my tongue shall remain      Child of the earth heal me with your whisper   Hold me close to your breast   Dress my wounds with your innocence   I am weary let me rest      Let your rain wash over me   You know all i ever hoped to be   Is half of what you are to me      So take me from this island   Lead me to the mountains of the moon   As long as you lead i will follow   And the end of time will be too soon      Child of the earth hear my confession   Please don't tell me that it's overdue   And from the four corners of the universe   I will make my way to you      Child of the earth heal me with your whisper   Come and hold me close to your breast   Dress my wounds with your innocence   I am weary let me rest   I am weary   I am weary      I will make my way to you   I will make my way to you   I will make my way to you