As the spring is made alive the winter dies And the final cries of creatures are long behind And full of spirit the village starts again With one more year for a man to change his ways I used to feel all things around me stir Grateful for all I received Taking in the sounds and ways of creatures upon the earth Great were the rivers I swam waiting out the sun As the winter dies the earth is brought to life And a thousand merchant ships sail to find A worthy village to land and start again With one more year for a man to change his ways I used to feel all things around me stir Grateful for all I received Taking in the sounds and ways of creatures upon the earth Great were the rivers I swam waiting out the sun I used to feel all things around me stir I'd hear the sound of creatures upon the earth Grateful for all I received Though winter cold and spring