Steve Butler

There You Were

when I could not be persuaded
when I could not find my way
and the last thing I wanted to hear was
‘you never should say never’
I came round the corner and there you were
I came round the corner and there you were
I came round the corner and there you were

in the hand of the whole one
stumbling towards justice
on another empty Friday morning
it was a lonely road
I was tired of being on
will I just hitch this ride alone?

mid course corrections on the journey
moving down to dignity
somehow hope is born and then dies in a moment
all in one life
how many people can you be?
my children are too much of me
human brilliance, human evil
just what has my consciousness become?
a lens for all creation to pass through
knowing all that I can see is you