The Lion's Roar

Now the pale mornin' sings of forgotten things

She plays a tune for those who wish to overlook

The fact that they've been blindly deceived

By those who preach and pray and teach

But she falls short and the night explodes in laughter

Don't you come here and say I didn't warn you

'Bout the way your world can alter

And, oh, how you try to command it all still

Every single time it all shifts one way or the other

And I'm a goddamn coward

But then again, so are you

And the lion's roar, the lion's roar

Has me evadin' and hollerin' for you

And I never really knew what to do

Now, I guess sometimes I wish you were a little more predictable

Then I could read ya just like a book

For now, I can only guess what's comin' next

By examinin' your timid smile

And the ways of the old, old wind

Blowin' you back round

And I'm a goddamn fool

But then again, so are you

And the lion's roar, the lion's roar

Has me seekin' out and searchin' for you

And I never really knew what to do

Sometimes I wish I could find my Rosemary Hill

I'd sit there and look at the deserted lakes and I'd sing

And every once in a while, I'd sing a song for you

That would rise above the mountains and the stars and the sea

And if I wanted it to, it would lead you back to me

And the lion's roar, the lion's roar

Is somethin' that I have heard before

A children's tale, the lonesome wail

Of a lion's roar