Jon Anderson - Animation Lyrics
When I was young I had thoughts of a kind that still linger entwined with realities reasoningI'd sit on the hill side and look out far yonder, imagine I'd easily fly away, to where? I don't know,But the imagery caught by my quick imagination would lift me my spirit to conquer a fallWell now let me tell you the simplest of storiesWe've all been through this momentand really we've all beenthrough this birthAll praise this glorous chance of lifeAll praise this wonderous feeling tooAll praise this time we all go throughThis pain This light, we bare so fastRebirth at lastAnd I wanted to be by my wifeAs she'd laboured and givenThe child a life, she the purest soulSo I wanted to be by her sideFor the very first time I saidFor the full and simple reasonWell I wanted it, well yes I didAs a Mother and Father of innocenceGladly helping a child to this worldThere was more than relief on our mindsIt was like touching moments in HistoryNot just for a memoryWith the help of those dear peopleWho could have thought for a betterreason of just wanting to be thereWho could have thought for a betterreason of just wanting to be thereWho could have thought for a betterreason of just wanting to be thereFor the full and simple reasonWell I wanted it wanted it wanted to be thereOut in a whispering of timeCan a Mother and Child love right awayMother and Father as their right accept a reasonAs the child's eyes that dream on and dream a life awaySo the moment I thought about release of life that comes onAnd how hopefully wise we become with each passing dayI wondered at this
