Rhymes & Reasons
This song appears on eleven albums, & was first released on the rhymes & reasons album, then this is john denver, the rocky mountain collection, the country roads collection, & reflections
Has been rerecorded on the very best of john denver (double cd), john denver (italian), country classics & greatest hits vol 1 albums. live versions also appear on an evening with john denver
He wildlife concert albums.
So you speak to me of sadness
And the coming of the winter
Fear that is within you now
It seems to never end
And the dreams that have escaped you
And the hope that you've forgotten
You tell me that you need me now
You want to be my friend
And you wonder where we're going
Where's the rhyme & where's the reason
And it's you cannot accept
It is here we must begin
To seek the wisdom of the children
And the graceful way of flowers in the wind
For the children & the flowers
Are my sisters & my brothers
Their laughter & their loveliness
Could clear a cloudy day
Like the music of the mountains
And the colours of the rainbow
They're a promise of the future
And a blessing for today
Though the cities start to crumble
And the towers fall around us
The sun is slowly fading
And it's colder than the sea
It is written from the desert
To the mountains they shall lead us
By the hand & by the heart
They will comfort you & me
In their innocence & trusting
They will teach us to be free
For the children & the flowers
Are my sisters & my brothers
Their laughter & their loveliness
Could clear a cloudy day
And the song that i am singing
Is a prayer to non believers
Come & stand beside us
We can find a better way
Words & music by john denver
