[Verse 1] Yes, I know well, the road is mine alone, No name will rise like a bell through the dawn; I may pass softly, a face among faces, A little wind leaving no trace when it’s gone. I know perfectly well, no masterpiece waits, No painted sky will bear the mark of my hand; Yet I have seen gold in the leaves by the window, And heard the old river still sing to the land. [Pre-Chorus] I know, finally, I may never know me, Like a deep forest hidden from view; But tonight there is moonlight on branches, And the quiet is asking me to. [Chorus] Let this hour hold me Let nothing be hurried Let silver light fall Where the dark waters bend Let the trees keep their secrets Let night keep its promise Let me be more than I ever could be Let me be more than I ever could be [Verse 2] Yes, I know well what tomorrow may tell me, I know what the years will take and undo; But while this hour lasts, while the moon fills the branches, Let me believe in the self I can't prove. I have carried my name like a stone in my pocket, Turned it over alone in the palm of my mind; Still the dark opens soft as a door in the cedars, And I step where the stars leave a line. [Pre-Chorus] I know, finally, I may never know me, Like a deep forest hidden from view; But tonight there is moonlight on branches, And the quiet is asking me to. [Chorus] Let this hour hold me Let nothing be hurried Let silver light fall Where the dark waters bend Let the trees keep their secrets Let night keep its promise Let me be more than I ever could be Let me be more than I ever could be [Bridge] If I am only a passing, then let me pass kindly, If I am only a spark, let it glow; For the road may be mine, and the map may be faulty, But the moon on the boughs still says no. [Final Chorus] Let this hour hold me Let nothing be hurried Let silver light fall Where the dark waters bend Let the trees keep their secrets Let night keep its promise Let me be more than I ever could be Let me be more than I ever could be
