Restless Child

You can trace the lines in your palm Chart the stars in the night sky Follow the movement of the moon As it pulls upon the tide Chant mantras and count prayer beads Pray until your knees bleed But restless child, restless child When will you find peace? You can run to the end of the highway Circumnavigate the earth But this hunger like a blast furnace Been burning since birth See the shaman on the mountaintop Hire all the lawyers in D.C Restless child, restless child When will you find peace? Like wind whipping prayer flags In Tibetan air We carry our story With us everywhere From the chapel in your hometown Swaying with the gospel choir To the deserts of some holy land Beneath minarets and spires You can look to gurus and lovers Fasting and feasts Restless child, restless child... To the cradle of mystery Where all desperation will cease... Restless child, restless child When will you find peace?