He watched the sky in troubled times
It said be the change in mind and you will find
They have a song, they have a way, they have a place
Where they spoke his every word, but lost his name
By the blue
By the Blue Lake
In the cool shade
The shadow counted change and thoughts and took to flight
Committing none to one but for a night
Though trips to bars, well they offered what they could
It just seemed to foster hatred and seemed it should
By the blue
By the Blue Lake
In the cool shade
I heard a song By the Blue Lake
In the cool shade
Ooooooo, Ooooooo, Ooooooo
Now the field is wide and their bones all rest
With their heads in line
And as the fires rise, won't the dead decide or will they try
And as the years go by, won't the lord divide your tears from mine?
Ooooooo
He left his home and headed west
It seemed the only place a wanderer could go
He wondered if the path was best and what for the good?
But settled on a smile just like he should
By the blue
By the Blue Lake
In the cool shade
I heard a song By the Blue Lake
In the cool shade
In the cool shade
In the cool shade
In the cool shade
