[Verse:] Now that I know what I know why did the learning come so slow There are deeds that I have done there in the songs I've sung And no building stands with my name on the side I've left no trails for little kids to ride God had his wish and I had mine
He gave me words and I made them rhyme If there's good in what I bring it's in the songs I sing So let me sing and go on by build your castles to the sky I make mine with words and tones and so I work alone And no building stands