There was a time long ago or so it seems now
Before I became who I am
When I pictured myself as a small empty cup
And yearned to be filled to the brim
You see I've searched for the answers;
So much of my life
From people I've placed high above me
Trying on wings that simply weren't mine
In the hope that the winds would come lift me
But the answers lie within my friend
The answers lie within
The mountains don't hold them
The teachers don't own them
The answers they all lie within
Once night I stood at my mirror in tears
And suddenly saw -
That the face that stared back
Held no trace of my hunger or fears
I saw at that moment so brilliantly clear
All the wisdom my life had collected
The student was ready;
the teacher was here
In a way I had never expected
The answers lie within my friend
The answers lie within
The mountains don't hold them
The teachers don't own them
The answers they all lie within
