Ripple

Tiny baby, so naive I can't believe what you believe You were once so happy here It may not be Eden or summer in Greece You may not even find the Gold Fleece In the drag of this atmosphere Now I don't want to bring up a delicate matter No I'd much rather bribe or flatter you 'Cause flattery gets me everywhere But you punctured my tires, you crossed all my wires I brand your acolytes as a pack of liars And the fire's singing everywhere Buckle like a wreck on the cold green sea Like you were a ripple in my memory I lent you some collateral to buy new clothes It went out the window and up your nose And that's the end of the honeymoon Yeah we walked down the aisle for another mile I'd walk a million miles for one of your smiles And you can have all the money soon You're so deluxe, you're so divine You're so fifty light years ahead of your time You're a riddle, you're a ripple You're the human sacrifice to the goddess of ice Your hairdo is filled with diamonds and lice And you're hardly off the nipple Another little glitch in continuity Like you were a ripple in my memory

If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung Would you hear my voice come through the music Would you hold it near as it were your own? It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps they're better left unsung I don't know, don't really care Let there be songs to fill the air Ripple in still water When there is no pebble tossed Nor wind to blow Reach out your hand if your cup be empty If your cup is full may it be again Let it be known there is a fountain That was not made by the hands of men There is a road, no simple highway Between the dawn and the dark of night And if you go no one may follow That path is for your steps alone Ripple in still water When there is no pebble tossed Nor wind to blow You who choose to lead must follow But if you fall, you fall alone If you should stand, then who's to guide you If I knew the way I would take you home La da da da La da da da da La da da La da La da da da La da da da La da da da da La da da da La da da da da