Show Of Hands Mother Tongue
I'm a stranger here but I still know you
This golden locket let me show you
The ghost inside recall the face
Fixed for years in time and space
And when I speak you might still find the trace
Mother tongue
The gift I lost when I was young
Ended even as it begun
A child of the world, your only son
Mother tongue
I live now under grey Northern skies
Softer grows my voice hard my eyes
I'll kiss the earth here at your feet
Walk these hills sing in your streets
Make me whole again let me complete
My mother tongue
The valleys and the mountains and the plains
Passing time won't break the chains
And if I leave a trace remains
My mother tongue
So sit with me and take my hand
Tell me stories of this land
Deep inside once more I'll understand
Mother tongue
The gift I lost when I was young
Ended even as it begun
A child of the world, your only son
Mother tongue
The valleys and the mountains and the plains
Passing time won't break the chains
And if I leave a trace remains
My mother tongue
Mother tongue
The gift I lost when I was young
Ended even as it begun
A child of the world, your only son
Mother tongue
So sit with me and take my hand
Tell me stories of this land
Deep inside once more I'll understand
Mother tongue
The gift I lost when I was young
Ended even as it begun
A child of the world your only son
Mother tongue
