Dusty Springfield - Wasn't Born To Follow lyrics

(gerry goffin / carole king) Though i'd rather go and journey Where the diamond crescents glowing Run across the valleys Beneath the sacred mountain And wander through the forest Where the trees of leaves are prisms That break the light of day into colours That no-one knows the names of And when it's time I go and wait beside A legendary fountain 'til i see your form reflected In it's clear and j**elled water And if you think i'm ready You may lead me to the chasm Where the rivers of our vision Flow into one another And i'll stay awhile And wonder at The myths that they've created And lose myself within it Cleanse my mind and body And i know at the moment As i stand in that cathedral I will want to dive in The white cascading water, water, water He may beg And he may plead He may argue with his logic He can mention all the things i'll lose That really have no value Though i doubt that he will ever come To understand my meaning In the end he'll surely know I was not born to follow I was not born to follow I wasn't born to follow, no, no I wasn't born to follow I wasn't born to follow, no, no I wasn't born to follow I wasn't born to follow Said i......