A million years she'd been awake A million years she prayed For one familiar soul to help her navigate her way She stood agog at the spray of stars And thought aloud each day: I've been here so long Holding on, but
Somehow I know I can't be on this planet alone And one waits One waits for me One waits One waits for me One waits One will wait for me And time's the only lonely curtain in between
And you could be a lion Or a buzzard or a bee However soft your symphony, I'll know you sing for me You too wandered the island With a strange name in your throat And when you come home I won't let you go
Somehow I know I can't be on this planet alone And one waits One waits for me One waits One waits for me One waits One will wait for me And time's the only lonely curtain in between