Ripples In A Stream lyrics

[Verse 1]
When I was young and foolish
How I fought the urge to run
There was a pearl in every oyster
And I answered to no one

[Verse 2]
And when I was young and headstrong
No good to man nor beast
How I railed against my instincts
At the cost of inner peace

[Chorus]
And when the notion hit me
Like an early winter's freeze
I was running blind, chasing down a dream
Making ripples in a stream
Making ripples in a stream

[Verse 3]
And when I was young and clueless
I took that one way donkey ride
Without a thought to how it turned out
Or even how I might survive

[Chorus]
And by thе time I found direction
I was hanging by a thread
By thе time I had the means
I was a ripple in a stream
Just a ripple in a stream
[Bridge]
I was going with the flow
And I was floating with the sound
But I was choking at the bit
Trying to make some sense of it

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 4]
Oh, when I was young and footloose
I gave no thought to matters of the heart
I was driven by a lonesome fury
All side roads and false starts

[Chorus]
Now those days are in the distance
And I don't lean much on the past
And I'm still scratching at that dream
Making ripples in a stream
Making ripples in a stream
Ripples in a stream