Child Of Man

If I were a desert flowerAll winter long I�d pain and cowerSpring would make me singMy voice would ringAs tiny buds begin to bloomIn spring I�d blossom and forgetThe winters gloom.If I were a brook of waterKissed by the frost along my bordersSpring would make me sing my voice would ringAs I�d release my ice chainsIn spring I�d bubble and forget the winter�s rains.But I am only a child of manI am only a child of manJust an innocent child of manDon�t look so surprised as my eyes shine and glowIt�s the sunlight in the skies that is making me so.If I were a joyful songbirdAll winter long so cold and somberSpring would make me singMy voice would ring like tiny bells on scarves of silkA song as beautiful and pure as mothers milk.But I am only a child of manI am only a child of manJust an innocent child of manDon�t look so surprised as my eyesShine and glowIt�s the sunlight in the skiesThat is making me so.Don't be surprisedBy this look in my eyesLike a flower or treeI will bloom in the springI will shed all my woesAs the green grass growsLike a flower or treeI will throw my head back and singIf I were a desert flower, desert flower..