THE STAR IN THE BLACK SKY SHINING
THERE WAS A WOMAN I SAW ON THE STREET
I SWEAR SHE WAS WEARING THE MOON ON HER FEET.
SHE SAID DO YOU KNOW ME
I SAID, I DON'T KNOW
SHE TOLD ME TO LISTEN
AND THEN I COULD GO.
SHE SAID
I AM THE COURSE THAT THE RIVER IS WINDIING
I AM THE HORSE THAT THE ANGEL IS RIDING
I AM THE SOURCE OF THE LOVE YOU ARE FINDING
DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM
IT IS BLINDING.
I AM THE STAR
IN THE BLACK SKY SHINING.
THERE WAS A CHILD I SAW ON THE ROAD
I ASKED, ARE YOU LOST WITH NOWHERE TO GO?
HE SAID, NO I'M NOT
I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE
AND TOLD ME TO SIT ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR.
HE SAID
I AM THE CRY OF THE WOMAN WHO'S DYING
I AM THE WINGS OF THE SPARROW WHO'S FLYING
I AM THE HOPE OF THE CHILD WHO'S CRYING.
DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM
IT IS BLINDING
I AM THE STAR
IN THE BLACK SKY SHINING.
THERE WAS A DOG WHO FOLLOWED ME HOME.
HE WAS NOT YOUNG
YET NOT FULLY GROWN.
HE SAID, DO YOU KNOW ME
WE SPOKE ON THE PHONE.
I AM A KING AND THE WORLD IS MY THRONE.
HE SAID
I AM THE FLAME IN THE HEAT OF THE FIRE
I AM TO BLAME FOR THE TONGUE OF A LIAR.
I AM THE SAME AS THE VOICE IN THE WIRE
I COME FROM THE LIGHT
IT IS BLINDING.
I AM THE STAR
IN THE BLACK SKY SHINING.
THERE WAS A THIEF WHO WAS TIED TO A POLE.
AT HIS FEET WAS A LIST
OF THE THINGS THAT HE STOLE.
HE SAID I AM ONLY PLAYING A ROLE
AND ASKED IF I DARE
LOOK DEEP IN HIS SOUL
HE SAID
I AM THE HEART OF THE WARRIOR CHILD
I AM THE MOMENT THE BEAST BECOMES MILD.
I AM THE PART OF THE SOUL THAT IS WILD.
I AM THE ANSWER YOU'RE FINDING.
I AM THE STAR IN THE BLACK SKY SHINING.
I AM THE STAR IN THE BLACK SKY SHINING.
copyright John Stewart