John Denver – Ravens Child (Guitar)

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Raven's child is chasing salvation

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Black beak turned white from the crack and the snow

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On the streets of despair the answer is simple

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A spoonful of mercy can set free the soul

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The drug king sits on his arrogant throne

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Away and above and apart

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Even children are twisted to serve him

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And greed has corrupted what once was a heart

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Raven's child keeps vigil for freedom

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Trades for the arms that once made her strong

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With nuclear warheads and lasers in heaven

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Fear does the choosing between right and wrong

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The arms king sits on his arrogant throne

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Away and above and apart

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Bankers assure him that he needn't care

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And greed makes a stone of what once was a heart

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Raven's child is washing the water

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All of her wing-feathers blackened with tar

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Prince William shoreline's an unwanted highway

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Of asphalt and anger an elegant scar

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The oil king sits on his arrogant throne

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Away and above and apart

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Lawyers have warned him he mustn't speak

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And greed has made silent what once was a heart

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Still there are walls that come tumbling down

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For people who yearn to be free

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Still there are hearts that long to be opened

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And eyes that are longing to see

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Raven's child is our constant companion

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Sticks like a shadow to all that is done

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Try as we may we just can't escape him

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The source of our sorrow and shame, we are one

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The true King sits on a heavenly throne

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Never away nor above nor apart

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With wisdom and mercy and constant compassion

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He lives in the love that lives in our hearts

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Raven's child is washing the water

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Raven's child keeps vigil for freedom

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Raven's child is chasing salvation

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Raven's child is our constant companion