Raven's Child-John Denver

This song appears on four albums, and was first released on the Earth Songs album. It has been released on The Flower That Shattered The Stone, The Very Best of John Denver (Single CD) and The John Denver Collection - Rocky Mountain High albums. 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 ** 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 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 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 Words and music by John Denver and Joe Henry