I Had Something

I had something, it fell from me Something strong Like a pounding drum, like ringing bells When I was young I had something and it was gone I had something made me walk all night Made me run from home, made me fight I had something Made me feel alone Like an orphan waiting for a home Chorus: Every footstep that I take Completes the circle my life makes Every living thing has ties that bind What I lost returns with love and time I heard something, it called to me And it told me I was saved Not by God And not by words Not by any living thing It was the voice that I once knew Of my daughter or my son Not yet born And not yet known Another orphan waiting for a home (chorus) --- I Had Something - Lucy Kaplansky