Rice, Rice, Hillman, Pedersen
So Begins The Task
(Stephen Stills)


And so begins the task
I have dreaded the coming of
For so long
I wait for the sun
To remind my body
It needs restin'

And I must learn to without you now
I must learn to give only part some how

Camping on the edge
Of your city I wait
Hoping someday
You might
See
Beyond yourself
The shadows on the ceiling
Hard
But not real
Like the bars that cage
You within yourself

     And I must learn to without you now
     I must learn to give only part some how
     And I must learn to without you now
     As I cannot learn to give only part some how

     All of these cages
     Must
     And shall be set aside
     They will only
     Keep
     Us from the knowing
     Actors
     And stages
     Now fall before the truth
     As they love
     Shared
     Between us
     Remains
     ...Growing

     And I must learn to without you now
     As I cannot learn to give only part some how

     "Manassas"  1972

     Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen
     "Out Of The Woodwork"
     Rounder Records  1997