Rhymes and Reasons (Live at Five Seasons Center, Cedar Rapids, IA - December 1987)
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๐ Lyrics
This song appears on eleven albums, and was first released on the Rhymes and Reasons
Album, then This Is John Denver, The Rocky Mountain Collection, The Country Roads
Collection, and Reflections. It has been rerecorded on The Very Best of John Denver
(Double CD), John Denver (Italian), Country Classics and Greatest Hits Vol 1 Albums.
Live versions also appear on An Evening With John Denver and The Wildlife Concert
Albums.
So you speak to me of sadness
And the coming of the winter
Fear that is within you now
It seems to never end
And the dreams that have escaped you
And the hope that you've forgotten
You tell me that you need me now
You want to be my friend
And you wonder where we're going
Where's the rhyme and where's the reason
And it's you cannot accept
It is here we must begin
To seek the wisdom of the children
And the graceful way of flowers in the wind
For the children and the flowers
Are my sisters and my brothers
Their laughter and their loveliness
Could clear a cloudy day
Like the music of the mountains
And the colours of the rainbow
They're a promise of the future
And a blessing for today
Though the cities start to crumble
And the towers fall around us
The sun is slowly fading
And it's colder than the sea
It is written from the desert
To the mountains they shall lead us
By the hand and by the heart
They will comfort you and me
In their innocence and trusting
They will teach us to be free
For the children and the flowers
Are my sisters and my brothers
Their laughter and their loveliness
Could clear a cloudy day
And the song that I am singing
Is a prayer to non believers
Come and stand beside us
We can find a better way
Album, then This Is John Denver, The Rocky Mountain Collection, The Country Roads
Collection, and Reflections. It has been rerecorded on The Very Best of John Denver
(Double CD), John Denver (Italian), Country Classics and Greatest Hits Vol 1 Albums.
Live versions also appear on An Evening With John Denver and The Wildlife Concert
Albums.
So you speak to me of sadness
And the coming of the winter
Fear that is within you now
It seems to never end
And the dreams that have escaped you
And the hope that you've forgotten
You tell me that you need me now
You want to be my friend
And you wonder where we're going
Where's the rhyme and where's the reason
And it's you cannot accept
It is here we must begin
To seek the wisdom of the children
And the graceful way of flowers in the wind
For the children and the flowers
Are my sisters and my brothers
Their laughter and their loveliness
Could clear a cloudy day
Like the music of the mountains
And the colours of the rainbow
They're a promise of the future
And a blessing for today
Though the cities start to crumble
And the towers fall around us
The sun is slowly fading
And it's colder than the sea
It is written from the desert
To the mountains they shall lead us
By the hand and by the heart
They will comfort you and me
In their innocence and trusting
They will teach us to be free
For the children and the flowers
Are my sisters and my brothers
Their laughter and their loveliness
Could clear a cloudy day
And the song that I am singing
Is a prayer to non believers
Come and stand beside us
We can find a better way
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:01.70] This song appears on eleven albums, and was first released on the Rhymes and Reasons
[00:02.91] Album, then This Is John Denver, The Rocky Mountain Collection, The Country Roads
[00:04.22] Collection, and Reflections. It has been rerecorded on The Very Best of John Denver
[00:05.22] (Double CD), John Denver (Italian), Country Classics and Greatest Hits Vol 1 Albums.
[00:06.00] Live versions also appear on An Evening With John Denver and The Wildlife Concert
[00:14.49] Albums.
[00:27.66] So you speak to me of sadness
[00:31.66] And the coming of the winter
[00:34.94] Fear that is within you now
[00:37.81] It seems to never end
[00:41.37] And the dreams that have escaped you
[00:44.81] And the hope that you've forgotten
[00:47.92] You tell me that you need me now
[00:52.54] You want to be my friend
[00:55.04] And you wonder where we're going
[00:58.11] Where's the rhyme and where's the reason
[01:02.15] And it's you cannot accept
[01:05.28] It is here we must begin
[01:08.23] To seek the wisdom of the children
[01:15.37] And the graceful way of flowers in the wind
[01:22.35] For the children and the flowers
[01:25.99] Are my sisters and my brothers
[01:30.12] Their laughter and their loveliness
[01:33.36] Could clear a cloudy day
[01:36.17] Like the music of the mountains
[01:39.95] And the colours of the rainbow
[01:43.46] They're a promise of the future
[01:47.10] And a blessing for today
[01:59.07] Though the cities start to crumble
[02:02.43] And the towers fall around us
[02:06.00] The sun is slowly fading
[02:09.28] And it's colder than the sea
[02:12.75] It is written from the desert
[02:15.62] To the mountains they shall lead us
[02:19.20] By the hand and by the heart
[02:22.65] They will comfort you and me
[02:25.92] In their innocence and trusting
[02:29.18] They will teach us to be free
[02:34.12] For the children and the flowers
[02:37.46] Are my sisters and my brothers
[02:41.58] Their laughter and their loveliness
[02:44.49] Could clear a cloudy day
[02:47.57] And the song that I am singing
[02:51.50] Is a prayer to non believers
[02:55.53] Come and stand beside us
[02:58.71] We can find a better way
[03:04.81]
[00:02.91] Album, then This Is John Denver, The Rocky Mountain Collection, The Country Roads
[00:04.22] Collection, and Reflections. It has been rerecorded on The Very Best of John Denver
[00:05.22] (Double CD), John Denver (Italian), Country Classics and Greatest Hits Vol 1 Albums.
[00:06.00] Live versions also appear on An Evening With John Denver and The Wildlife Concert
[00:14.49] Albums.
[00:27.66] So you speak to me of sadness
[00:31.66] And the coming of the winter
[00:34.94] Fear that is within you now
[00:37.81] It seems to never end
[00:41.37] And the dreams that have escaped you
[00:44.81] And the hope that you've forgotten
[00:47.92] You tell me that you need me now
[00:52.54] You want to be my friend
[00:55.04] And you wonder where we're going
[00:58.11] Where's the rhyme and where's the reason
[01:02.15] And it's you cannot accept
[01:05.28] It is here we must begin
[01:08.23] To seek the wisdom of the children
[01:15.37] And the graceful way of flowers in the wind
[01:22.35] For the children and the flowers
[01:25.99] Are my sisters and my brothers
[01:30.12] Their laughter and their loveliness
[01:33.36] Could clear a cloudy day
[01:36.17] Like the music of the mountains
[01:39.95] And the colours of the rainbow
[01:43.46] They're a promise of the future
[01:47.10] And a blessing for today
[01:59.07] Though the cities start to crumble
[02:02.43] And the towers fall around us
[02:06.00] The sun is slowly fading
[02:09.28] And it's colder than the sea
[02:12.75] It is written from the desert
[02:15.62] To the mountains they shall lead us
[02:19.20] By the hand and by the heart
[02:22.65] They will comfort you and me
[02:25.92] In their innocence and trusting
[02:29.18] They will teach us to be free
[02:34.12] For the children and the flowers
[02:37.46] Are my sisters and my brothers
[02:41.58] Their laughter and their loveliness
[02:44.49] Could clear a cloudy day
[02:47.57] And the song that I am singing
[02:51.50] Is a prayer to non believers
[02:55.53] Come and stand beside us
[02:58.71] We can find a better way
[03:04.81]