Story Behind The Song

This is by a 77-year-old unreconstructed Sixties radical who still believes in love, peace and freedom.

Song Description

The full title should be "Often I Have Wondered If There Will Ever Be a Light That Will Shine So Brightly That We All See What's Right." The answer is yes. And the lesson that the "light" reveals is that we must love and help one another. Can you dig it?

Lyrics

OFTEN I HAVE WONDERED


Often I have wondered,
Will there ever be a light
That will shine so brightly
We all see what's right?

And now I know
That there can be
A light so bright
That we all can see.

How it came to me is a mystery
I was resting by the road
Just getting high and wondering
why
I was carrying such a load

And then a voice
Inside my head
Said, "Wake up, boy.
You'll soon be dead."

Well, I stood right up
And I rubbed my eyes
And I took a look around.
And what I saw
Made me wise.
Let me tell you what I found.

I found a light
In front of me
Or should I say
That it found me?
I once was blind
Now I could see.

And I saw the struggling masses
Who were trudging down life's
road.
I saw the pain that was in their
eyes
And I saw their heavy load



And suddenly
In sympathy
I felt that pain
That made me see
What's pain for you
Is pain for me.

Look me in the eye and try,
Try to deny
That you known the meaning
Whenever you see me cry

And when you know
What I'm going through
That you should do
What you can do
To ease my pain
And help me through
And I should do
The same for you.

If we work on this together
Then we're bound to find a way.
But the pain is great
And the time is late.
We can't wait for another day.

So let's begin
Just you and me
To look for ways
We can agree
To live our lives
In harmony
And find the truth
That'll set us free.