When I was a young boy

Sought the pleasures, sought the pleasures of a young man's mind

Oh the shimmer, oh the shimmer at the foot of the rainbow

Sent me off on a perpetual quest and distorted my sight

A young man is like a butterfly

Restless and frail he flies

To see him parry every thrust of wind 

brings a twinkle in the old man's eye



I must've been blind

I must've been blind

It was right there in front of my eyes

It was right there in front of my eyes

All my running

It was right there in front of my eyes



Then I came to know the scriptures

With zeal and fervour I reconstructed my life

Ancient truths carved in stone now lined my path

But the thought of the treasure hadn't quite slipped my mind

Religious man is like a mountain brook

Frozen underneath the snow

It's frisky leaps halted

until springtime brings the thaw



I must've been blind....



And in the descending twilight

As you're summoning up your mind

Trace your footsteps in the sand

And maybe you will find

That with every road you took

Whichever way you looked

What destination became your choice

What opinion you came to voice

It was right there 

It was right there all the time