One True Thing

[couchgrouch]

One True ThingI have outrun a judge's gavelhopped trains, drifted and traveledhammered nails on a sky-high scaffoldand fixed old cars and farm machineryI've made love to willing womenin beds of straw and silky linendone at least my share of sinnin'and seen God's hand in southern scenerybut those mem'ries are mostly maps of nowherecos it's in the stillness of a lonely prayerI've found one true thingof light and depthwhere I see lifeas more than breaththough days keep movin'like fugitivestime will stop a whilewhen I kneel like a childcos that's where livesone true thingone true thingI have seen a sparrow's meeknesssmelled an April rose's sweetnessand always had a weaknessfor morning's golden miraclethere's stars over midnight ghettosthe moon upon a haunted meadowbut the shining heavens are just a shadowof all things spiritualcos there's more to faith than meets the eyeI've had to look within to see beyond the skyand find one true thingof light and depthwhere I see lifeas more than breaththough days keep movin'like fugitivestime will stop a whilewhen I kneel like a childcos that's where livesone true thingone true thingev'ry road upon this planetleads to a name carved in granitebut I hope that never makes me lose focusso like a fool I fail to take noticeof one true thingof light and depthwhere I see lifeas more than breaththough days keep movin'like fugitivestime will stop a whilewhen I kneel like a childcos that's where livesone true thingone true thing(c)2005 Robert George