Lift Me

The ant she walks close to the earth
She’s fought and toiled since her birth
To her perhaps she stands so tall
Yet we can see she’s really small

The worm he crawls into a hole
He has no questions ‘bout his role
Perhaps to him his life is great
Yet to us he’s only bait

Lift me to a higher place
Put the smile back on my face
Pick me up and set me free
Awake me to reality

Lift me up from all the rest
Hold me closely to your breast
No longer do I want to roam
Lift me up and take me home

The workers sit at their PC’s
Typing, printing, wasting trees
Somewhere else they’d rather be
But food and housing don’t come free

The rich are thinking how to keep
The poor are too ashamed to weep
The politicians strut and fret
And haven’t solved a problem yet

Lift me to the mountain top
Hold me close and never stop
Always stay within my reach
I will learn if you will teach

Lift me up, O lift me high
Where angels sing and lovers sigh
Lift me from this lowly gravel
Let my lover’s heart unravel

Every day I work and slave
Until it leads me to my grave
Time its steady course shall run
The hour glass that stops for none

I’m not sure what’s wrong or right
I pray and try with all my might
Is there a secret I should know?
Should I let this feeling grow?

Lift me up where eagles dare
Fresh wind blowing through my hair
Clouds of cotton, sky of blue
Lift me up to be with you

Lift me up, O Lord, don’t wait
Save me from the fear and hate
Lift me to your secret place
To finally behold your face

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