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John Denver Lyrics for Song: Raven's Child
 Lyrics for Album: Two Different Directions [2009]
 
 
 
 10098>Raven's child
 
 Is chasing salvation
 
 Black beak turned white
 
 From the crack and the snow
 
 On the streets of despair
 
 The answer is simple
 
 A spoonful of mercy
 
 Can set free the soul
 
 
 
 The drug king sits
 
 On his arrogant throne
 
 Away and above and apart
 
 Even children
 
 Are twisted to serve him
 
 And greed has corrupted
 
 What once was a heart
 
 
 
 Raven's child
 
 Keeps vigil for freedom
 
 Trades for the arms
 
 That once made her strong
 
 With nuclear warheads
 
 And lasers in heaven
 
 fear does the choosing
 
 Between right and wrong
 
 
 
 The arms king sits
 
 On his arrogant throne
 
 Away and above and apart
 
 Bankers assure him
 
 That he needn't care
 
 And greed makes a stone of
 
 What once was a heart
 
 
 
 Raven's child
 
 Is washing the water
 
 All of her wing-feathers
 
 Blackened with tar
 
 Prince William shorelines
 
 An unwanted highway
 
 Of asphalt and anger
 
 An elegant scar
 
 
 
 The oil king sits
 
 On his arrogant throne
 
 Away and above and apart
 
 Lawyers have warned him
 
 He mustn't speak
 
 And greed has made silent
 
 What once was a heart
 
 
 
 You know there are walls
 
 That come tumbling down
 
 For people who yearn to be free
 
 Still there are hearts
 
 That long to be opened
 
 And eyes that are longing to see
 
 
 
 Raven's child is our constant companion
 
 Sticks like a shadow
 
 To all that is done
 
 Try as we may
 
 We just can't escape him
 
 The source of our sorrow and shame
 
 We are one
 
 
 
 The true King sits
 
 On a heavenly throne
 
 Never away nor above nor apart
 
 With wisdom and mercy
 
 And constant compassion
 
 He lives in the love
 
 That lives in our hearts
 
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| Album Lyrics: Two Different Directions [2009] |  
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  John Denver
 "Two Different Directions [2009]"
 
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