Great Lake Swimmers - I Saw You In The Wild lyrics

I saw you in the wild I saw you in the wild I saw you in the wild I knew you in the wild You were nervous, you were furious You were very sure-footed Dreams and intentions Full of wonder and amazement The fire in your eyes You were in your disguise You were haunted you were hollow You could not see tomorrow In the wild, I saw you in the wild I saw you in the wild I knew you in the wild In the books, in the trees You were spreading your own needs And their hats all went off to you They were trying to show respect for you I was riddled with worry You were all in a hurry Crystallized mess of things There was a fear in it and all it brings In the wild, I saw you in the wild I saw you in the wild I knew you in the wild Holding onto high ideals Living incongruously You were there among the leaves And your needs were directing you And the wilderness, it spoke to you Though it threatened to choke you You were always aware You could sense that I was there In the wild, I saw you in the wild I saw you in the wild I knew you in the wild I could tell by your look You came from a book And I read many times All your glorious lines And the branches with the sages I turned all the pages We were two sets of eyes Two fires burning behind In the wild, I saw you in the wild I saw you in the wild I knew you in the wild