I went down to the dessert To where the cactus grows I went up to the medicine man And said, "Hey whaddya know?" He just shuffled his feet And looked down at the ground Then said, "son, love's the only magic that's still left around" We used to talk to the animals But now we don't hear their sound And the East breeze carries secrets That will never be found
Love'the only magic Love'the only magic Love'the only magic That's still left around
So I went up to the mountains to the cold and the snow I found an old guru And said, "Hey whaddya know?" He giggled and stared at the peaks so far away And said, "friend, love's the only magic we have left today" We used to leave our bodies here and across these hills we'd play It was long ago And our feet weren't made of clay Love'the only magic That's really here to stay
I went to a distant island Right next to Borneo I found the oldest witch doctor And said, "Hey whaddya know?" His weary brown eyes Held traces of fear He said, "sir, love is the only magic that's still living here" In dreamtime days we'd wake up As a tree or as a deer Our warriors were ghost and spirits And the rivers all ran clear Now love's the only magic That's still living here
So I went to the catherdral Where praying people go I found a tired old preacher And said, "Hey whaddya know?" He said now listen carefully To what I have to say "Love's the only magic, That's really here to stay" Men used to walk on water They used to know their way It was a celebration to get on you knees and pray Love'the only magic That's really here to stay
So you can travel here and there And wander from town to town You can ask the wiseman Or you can ask the clown The truth is very simple It's easy to be found It's all about you everywhere It's lying on the ground Love's the only magic That's still left around.