Raven's Child Lyrics - John Denver

Raven's child 

Is chasing salvation 

Black beak turned white 

From the crack and the snow 

On the streets of despair 

The answer is simple 

A spoonful of mercy 

Can set free the soul 

The drug king sits 

On his arrogant throne 

Away and above and apart 

Even children 

Are twisted to serve him 

And greed has corrupted 

What once was a heart 

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Raven's child 

Keeps vigil for freedom 

Trades for the arms 

That once made her strong 

With nuclear warheads 

And lasers in heaven 

fear does the choosing 

Between right and wrong 

The arms king sits 

On his arrogant throne 

Away and above and apart 

Bankers assure him 

That he needn't care 

And greed makes a stone of 

What once was a heart 

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Raven's child 

Is washing the water 

All of her wing-feathers 

Blackened with tar 

Prince William shoreline's 

An unwanted highway 

Of asphalt and anger 

An elegant scar 

The oil king sits 

On his arrogant throne 

Away and above and apart 

Lawyers have warned him 

He mustn't speak 

And greed has made silent 

What once was a heart 

You know there are walls 

That come tumbling down 

For people who yearn to be free 

Still there are hearts 

That long to be opened 

And eyes that are longing to see 

Raven's child is our constant companion 

Sticks like a shadow 

To all that is done 

Try as we may 

We just can't escape him 

The source of our sorrow and shame 

We are one 

The true King sits 

On a heavenly throne 

Never away nor above nor apart 

With wisdom and mercy 

And constant compassion 

He lives in the love 

That lives in our hearts