One Look Away

I traveled to the North

Where Aurora light the dawn

Danced among the Eskimos

And joined the whales in song

I wandered South

To the undiscovered land

The last remaining wilderness

Unspoiled by hands of man

You're staring right through

Like my heart is made of glass

That's all I am to you

A shadow that you pass

I journeyed to the East

Arms wide to the rising sun

To the shrines of soul & spirit

Where head & heart are one

I've seen the West

Where science rules the day

And Gods of awe & wonder

Have withered & gone away

You're staring right through

Like my heart is made of glass

But what am I to you ?

Some clown who makes you laugh

Can't you see this is flesh & bone

Though my heart is made of clay

As sure as I'm alone

I'm just one look away

I've renamed this earth

In search of "deeper" things

Always hoping for a meaning

For the peace that wisdom brings

No sun so hot

No mountain of ice so cold

No distant faith or dream

Can ever fill the hole

It's always been right here

All the reason that I need

You thawed this frozen heart of mine

When you caused the rock to bleed

But will you tell me what good is love

If I can't even say the word

Without it life is mute

Like a song that goes unheard

And you're staring right through

Like my heart is made of glass

Is that all I am to you ?

I'm just too afarid to ask

You could shape these hands of stone

And mold this heart of clay

As sure as I'm alone

I'm just one look away