Chris Ellis – Friend To The Earth lyrics
On a day of driving sleet
Out in the fields
Mud clinging to their feet
Planting armfuls of fragile trees
Bending to it in twos and threes
There isn't much glamour about it
North wind cuts through their clothes
No cameras or pens to report it
Sideshow in the snow
Children are cold as they stand around
Deep goes the spade into the stony ground
This is where it begins
Friend to the Earth
How close can you hold it?
This love for the land
Will cost you some heart
How deep will you dream it?
It takes some soul to stand apart
To see where the poison runs
To speak up for the silent ones
Picture a place not far from this town
It's a place that we've never yet found
Where hate can make no sound
A place where we could stand our ground
To be there with the silent ones
Listen for the ancient songs
Make our pact by the still pure well
Where the waters speak in tongues
Oh and it may seem to be madness
A tryst that holds nothing but sadness
Once you meet her you'll stay
A friend to the Earth
Sometimes it feels like
You spend your life preaching
To the unconvertable
Time and again
You have to find some words
To counter their lies
Help them see it through human eyes
To show us where the homeground lies
Don't ask me where it will end
We've carried this dream so long
From the winter fields
And your muddy boots
To the city and the seats of power
And in a dream we cleared the well
The waters spoke again
They say every lie will surely one day die
And justice will have its hour
Oh well
Whatever fate may befall you
Whatever strange destinies call you
I know you will stay
A friend to the Earth
Friend to the Earth
May you walk the way of truth
May you give it all you're worth
May you arise every day
Even stronger
A friend to the Earth
May you walk the way of truth
May you give it all you're worth
May you laugh every day
May you stay
A friend to the Earth
May you walk the way of truth
May you give it all you're worth
May you arise every day
Even stronger
A friend to the Earth
May you walk the way of truth
May you give it all you're worth
May you laugh every day
May you stay
A friend to the Earth