Ruby

I'm a ruby to someone somewhere Not a piece of coal Looking for a lover, looking for a home Just some peace here in this old world The sun will melt the glaciers The mountains turn to dust The rivers carve the canyons What I do not live is lost Mother, please protect me Mother, please defend me Mother, please don't abandon me Only half a life has been my own And half I never knew Split the atoms of this half life Let the phoenix rise anew There's a face of love and kindness There's a mother deep inside And she knows a ruby when she sees one And her arms are open wide Mother, please protect me Mother, please defend me Mother, please don't abandon me Just some peace here in this old world Just some peace here in this old world Just some peace here in this old world --- Ruby - Lucy Kaplansky