Songwriter: Jim Capaldi
Producer: Jim Capaldi Steve Winwood
Lights beneath the water
Defy you to explain
The secrets to the universe
In every drop of rain
Every sound has color
We no longer hear or see
Imprisoned by our reason
Though we think that we are free
So you walk the path that once was trod
By wise and ancient kings
Searching in the mists of time
For gifts of unknown things
Child of the islands
Sister to the winds
When she dances before you
She shows you where life begins
She speaks in many colors
The dolphin is her friend
She calls to him and he swims to her
Your reason begins to bend
So you walk the path that once was trod
By wise and ancient kings
Searching in the mists of time
For gifts of unknown things
White horse on the hillside
Dragons in the earth
Symbols of the ancient ways
Nobody knows what they're worth
Standing stones in circles
Their magic holds the key
Fixed along the ley lines
Guarding the great mystery
So you walk the path that once was trod
By wise and ancient kings
Searching in the mists of time
For gifts of unknown things
Defy you to explain
The secrets to the universe
In every drop of rain
Every sound has color
We no longer hear or see
Imprisoned by our reason
Though we think that we are free
So you walk the path that once was trod
By wise and ancient kings
Searching in the mists of time
For gifts of unknown things
Child of the islands
Sister to the winds
When she dances before you
She shows you where life begins
She speaks in many colors
The dolphin is her friend
She calls to him and he swims to her
Your reason begins to bend
So you walk the path that once was trod
By wise and ancient kings
Searching in the mists of time
For gifts of unknown things
White horse on the hillside
Dragons in the earth
Symbols of the ancient ways
Nobody knows what they're worth
Standing stones in circles
Their magic holds the key
Fixed along the ley lines
Guarding the great mystery
So you walk the path that once was trod
By wise and ancient kings
Searching in the mists of time
For gifts of unknown things
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- Fierce Heart (1983)