I had something
It fell from me
Something strong

Like a pounding drum
Like ringing bells
When I was young

I had something
And it was gone


I had something
Made me walk all night
Made me run from home

Made me fight
I had something
Made me feel alone

Like an orphan
Waiting for a home


Every footstep that I take
Completes the circle my life makes
Every living thing has ties that bind

What I lost returns with love and time

I heard something

It called to me
And it told me
I was saved

Not by God
And not by words
Not by any living thing


It was the voice that I once knew
Of my daughter or my son

Not yet born
And not yet known
Another orphan waiting for a home


Every footstep that I take
Completes the circle my life makes

Every living thing has ties that bind
What I lost returns with love and time
Every living thing has ties that bind

What I lost returns with love and time