Wasn't Born To Follow Lyrics by Carole King
Album : Now That Everything's Been Said [The City] , Time Gone By , Pearls- Songs of Goffin and King
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Oh, I'd rather go and journey where the
Diamond crescent's flowing
And run across the valley
Beneath the sacred mountain
And wander through the forest
Where the trees have leaves of prisms
That break the light up into colors
That no one knows the names of

And when it's time I'll go and wait
Beside the legendary fountain
Till I see your form reflected
In its clear and jeweled waters
And if you think I'm ready
You may lead me to the chasm
Where the rivers of our visions
Flow into one another

And I'll stay awhile and wonder
At the mist that they've created
And lose myself within it
Cleanse my mind and body
And I know at that moment
As I stand in that cathedral
I will want to dive
Beneath the white cascading water

She may beg and she may plead
And she may argue with your logic
Mention all the things I'll lose
That really have no value
Though I doubt that she will ever
Come to understand my meaning
In the end she'll surely know
I wasn't born to follow
Oh, I'd rather go and journey where the   Diamond crescent's flowing   And run across the valley   Beneath the sacred mountain   And wander through the forest   Where the trees have leaves of prisms   That break the light up into colors   That no one knows the names of      And when it's time I'll go and wait   Beside the legendary fountain   Till I see your form reflected   In its clear and jeweled waters   And if you think I'm ready   You may lead me to the chasm   Where the rivers of our visions   Flow into one another      And I'll stay awhile and wonder   At the mist that they've created   And lose myself within it   Cleanse my mind and body   And I know at that moment   As I stand in that cathedral   I will want to dive   Beneath the white cascading water      She may beg and she may plead   And she may argue with your logic   Mention all the things I'll lose   That really have no value   Though I doubt that she will ever   Come to understand my meaning   In the end she'll surely know   I wasn't born to follow