Monday 11 April 2011

Naked in the Garden

I'm afraid
not to build an empire
and I'm afraid
not to be the king
What if I wake one day and realise
that I've missed out
What if I wake up one day and realise
Life's passed me by and I've missed out

I want to get less
out of life
a song that is sweet
a joy that's complete
naked in the garden

Quiet and close
to my Lord
so I can hear
everything he has to say
walk in the cool of the day
naked in the garden

What if I build it
and they don't come
What if I pass her by in the street
and she's the one
I'm afraid to write a song
and not change the world
I feel the pressure and weight as you measure and pace
my song, my sound, my effect
on the world.

I want to get less
out of life
I'm happy with one wife
the love of my life
naked in the garden

Quiet and close
to my Lord
so I can hear
everything he has to say
walk in the cool of the day
naked in the garden

I'm afraid to take even just one step
without it being the first of a journey of a thousand
I'm afraid of unfailed relationships
at the risk of missing life's lessons when they all end
and what if
what if
What if
someone else
So what if
so what if
what if
someone else

I wished my life upon a star
and washed up downstream
not too far from where I'd started
no clouds had parted
If all men will be sailors then
fill my sails and plot my course
I'm yours

I want to get less
out of life
a song that is sweet
a joy that's complete
naked in the garden

Quiet and close
to my Lord
so I can hear
everything he has to say
walk in the cool of the day
naked in the garden

Copyright Mitch Murphy (sometime from 2006 to 2007)

1 comment:

  1. Complete satisfaction in Christ ....'a joy that's complete'......U r overflowing with creativity.

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