[Intro] Driving 12-string acoustic guitar. Hammond organ swells beneath a slow, hypnotic groove. Blues lead guitar answers with long, mournful bends. [Verse 1] Morning gathered through the pine trees Mist lay sleeping on the ground There he stood beyond the hillside Silent, never making sound When I'd stop he'd turn and watch me Then continue down the trail Like he'd always known the ending Long before I knew myself [Pre-Chorus] Every mile became a whisper Every breath let something go [Chorus] Where the raven waited That's where I would be Every road behind me Was only leading me Where the raven waited Through the morning light Some hearts find their answers At the ending of the flight [Verse 2] Fallen branches crossed the pathway Untouched by the passing years Even time moved slow around us Like it honored something here I remembered little fragments Laughter drifting through the rain Silver woven through dark hair Calling softly once again Then I knew without a reason Why this place felt close to me Not because I'd found the pathway... Because it had been finding me. [Pre-Chorus] Every shadow grew familiar Every silence spoke my name [Chorus] Where the raven waited He never looked behind Never once did he grow weary Never asked me if I'd mind Where the raven waited I no longer roamed Funny how the longest journey Only leads you home [Instrumental] Extended instrumental. Hammond organ and blues lead guitar trade slow, expressive phrases. The performance gradually swells with emotion while keeping the loose, hypnotic late-'60s groove. [Bridge] Then he left the worn-out footpath Through the tall and waiting pines Without a sound I walked behind him One last time The forest opened all around us Morning broke without a word He came to rest beside a weathered stone... Then folded into silence. [Final Chorus] Where the raven waited The wind grew still at last Every question I had carried Became another past Where the raven waited I stood there all alone Looking at a weathered marker... Feeling something I'd always known.
