Richard Naviasky - But I Could Not See Lyrics

I could see myself running around in the wild, wild northern wind
Getting to know the shapes of things like birds in flight and lightning and trees
Learning how to fish and to trap and making everything I need
Like fishing poles and fire pits and moccasins and a place to sleep

But I could not see myself away from you
I could not see myself away from you

I could see myself on a southbound train rolling down into a great unknown
Where language is like birds to me and the people are like nothing I've ever seen
Where the land is wild and endless I could learn to build a cabin there
Where fruit is growing on every branch and there is a river flowing past

But I could not see myself away from you
I could not see myself away from you

I could see myself sailing east on a ship I learned to build then put to sea
To brave the sea salt and the waves and all the thoughts that creep into my mind
Eating eels and octopi and sucking on coconuts and limes
Sleeping underneath infinity with the sky, the ocean and the wind

But I could not see myself away from you
I could not see myself away from you

I could see myself climbing high into the mountain ranges of the west
With a thick poncho for the snow and a rifle for hunting grizzly bears
I'd find a cave to sleep in with a bearskin rug and a fire to keep warm
And I'd learn to live off the rocky land far, far away from civilization

But I could not see myself away from you
I could not see myself away from you

I could not see myself away from you
I could not see myself away from you