Deep as a river, wide as the sea   Changin' the ways of a captain and me   I could be happy, Lord, so then should he   If all of the universe unveiled itself to me   So then a day flows into night   Down the street the beggar man who finds himself in wine   If I am a good man and sure in all my ways   The captain of a starship that's homeward bound today      Growin', growin', changin' ev'ry day   Knowin', showin' all my worldly ways   Hear the chimes, hear how they ring   Marking time all through the day      A whisper, an answer, a cry in the night   Break down, turn around, a feeling of fright   The Indian, the Black Man, the Asian who see   A door that is opening, and they're goin' to be free      Growin', growin', changin' ev'ry day   Knowin', showin' all my worldly ways   Hear the chimes, hear how they ring   Marking time all through the day         We are all acceptable, we are all a place in time   Moving through a passageway, bringing forth the end of time   Growin', growin', changin' ev'ry day   Knowin', showin' all my worldly ways   Hear the chimes, hear how they ring   Marking time all through the day   Light the fire, start the day, mark the light that shows the way   Changing times of fortunes past, we will all be free at last      We are the people of the round about   We are the sails upon the sea   We're gonna be there when ev'ry body laughs about   The way that we are changin', you and me, yeah   We are the people of the round about   We are the sails upon the sea   We're gonna be there when ev'ry body laughs about   The way that we are changin', you and me, yeah   We are the people of the round about   We are the sails upon the sea