God, I wish I had known you then
when light was in the air
and stars and seas
and hearts were young
when as a younger God
you'd care
God, I wish I had met you then
before the ice and snow
before the dark and
distant mystic whom
these eyes will never know
God, I wish I had found you then
when spirits still were free
when what we painted
was the painted
as the painter still
could see
God, I wish I had touched you then
with color and with light
as with the tongue
that trembles words
and hopes and dreams
aloud tonight
Moved by my heart you'd have cried
moved by your heart you'd have learned to love
God, I wish I had seen you then
when smiling was your way
when suns and dances
were your sparkle
and the laughter
of your day
God, I wish I had reached you then
when lightly you would roam
among the trees and fields
and streams we came
at last to know as home
Moved by my heart you'd have cried
moved by your heart you'd have learned to love
