A Day a Week a Month a Year

I start the day as a little child I run into the woods That have long grown wild Where whispered words you said to me Are echoing now Among the ancient trees We haven't slept for three nights or days Let the hunter's moon guide our parade Let me sit with you, let me lie close to you And tell me all your secrets Even if they're untrue A day, a week, a month, a year How we measure out our lives To you love came easily To me as a surprise Tomorrow's light fell on your face As we lay entwined in our embrace I wrestled with you When I should have gone alone But your eyes are like jewels In December snow The autumn's come I watch the clouds descend The hare and the hawk Will dance here in the end So I'll start the day as a little child And I'll run into the woods Where I can feel wild A day, a week, a month, a year How we measure out our lives To you love came easily To me as a surprise