Out Of The Silence (Came a Song)

(Dolly Parton)



Silence was around me as I walked along

My mind was so troubled I felt so alone

I had no desire to live I had not a will to go home

Then out of the silence came a song.



The words were sharp and they cut deep

Into my troubled mind

The melody was pursy as it tore

Into this heart of mine.



You have the legs to walk along while others are all lamed

You have a mind to think with while others are insane

You live while others dying and yet no thanks're shown

Out of the silence came this song.



Then I saw a vision of myself my legs were bent and lame

Not only was I crippled but I couldn't speak my name

And then I saw a graveyard with my own funeral going on

Then out of the silence came a song.



You have the legs to walk along while others are all lamed

You have a mind to think with so why should you complain

You live while others die and yet no thanks're shown

Out of the silence came this song.



Out of the silence came a song...