Was There Once a Time
from HOLY LAND and DREAMS & PROMISES by Tobin James Mueller
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Vigils at Union Square
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Was There Once A Time
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Was there once a time
when the world was young and unafraid
when we sang of wondrous dreams
and were proud of all we made?

Was there once a time
when the world was wide and true and real
when each word was fresh and free
and each life was held and healed?

Was there once a time when trust was simple?
Was there once a time when hope was joyful?
Was there once a time lives went on and on and on
and what we knew was love would somehow shield and conquer all?

Was there once a time
when the song came lightly to my lips
and the music danced and played
in a kind of trance-kinship?

Once upon that time
if the world breathed heavy on my back
I could find the strength to sing
I would find a right lyric.

Now it seems that purpose is a gesture
just a thing that habit helps to capture.
Can I find in memory the future I once knew?
Can I craft a moment into meaning without you?

One year and
One day and
One moment all

One touch and
One smile and
I hold them all

When life breathes in
I can feel you there
When life breathes out again
You’re in the song I sing
You are the memory of another time
Once upon a time in time...

Was there once a time like that?


Holy Land CD - by Tobin James Mueller