You'll find lyrics for most of Bills recent recordings on the Bill Staines Website, but many of his earlier songs can't be found there. Here's one of my favorites. I'll cross-index to others that are already posted. Anybody else have favorites they'd like to post here?
-Joe Offer-

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THE FAITH OF MAN
(Bill Staines)

One day a babe was born along the highway
A tiny, helpless thing upon the sand
And an Okie with a dream out on the byway
Took the babe and held it proudly in his hands
And the woman smiled a gentle smile of knowing
And whispered something softly in its ear
Perhaps a little prayer to help the growing
Perhaps a word of comfort thru the fear

CHORUS
You can trust the moon to move the mighty oceans
You can trust the sun to shine upon the land
You take the little that you know and you do the best you can
And you see the rest with the quiet faith of man

A tractor makes its way along a fence line
The seeds are dropped precisely in the row
And if the rain is kind and the wind don't take the topsoil
Before too long the crops will start to show
Now the farmer sees the fields around him ripen
And whispers something low beneath his breath
Perhaps a little prayer to help the growing
Perhaps a word of thanks for all the rest

There's a storm tossed ship tonight out on the water
There's a soul that sails alone out on the blue
There's a dreamer with her eyes upon the heavens
They're all looking for a way to make it through

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