Wasn't Born to Follow
No, I'd rather go and journey
Where the diamond crescents flowing
And run across the valley
Beneath the sacred mountain
And wander through the forest
Where the trees have leaves of prisms
That break the light up into colours
That no one know the names of
And when it's time I'll go and wait
Beside the legendary fountain
'Til I see her form reflected
In its clear and jewelled waters
And if you think I'm ready
You may lead me to the chasm
Where the rivers of our visions
Flow into one another
And I'll stay awhile and wonder
At the mist that they've created
And lose myself within it
Cleanse my mind and body
And I know at that moment
As I stand in that cathedral
I will want to dive
Beneath the white cascading water
She may beg and she may plead
And she may argue with her logic
Mention all the things I'll lose
That really have no value
Though I doubt that she will ever
Come to understand my meaning
In the end she'll surely know
I was not born to follow
Where the diamond crescents flowing
And run across the valley
Beneath the sacred mountain
And wander through the forest
Where the trees have leaves of prisms
That break the light up into colours
That no one know the names of
And when it's time I'll go and wait
Beside the legendary fountain
'Til I see her form reflected
In its clear and jewelled waters
And if you think I'm ready
You may lead me to the chasm
Where the rivers of our visions
Flow into one another
And I'll stay awhile and wonder
At the mist that they've created
And lose myself within it
Cleanse my mind and body
And I know at that moment
As I stand in that cathedral
I will want to dive
Beneath the white cascading water
She may beg and she may plead
And she may argue with her logic
Mention all the things I'll lose
That really have no value
Though I doubt that she will ever
Come to understand my meaning
In the end she'll surely know
I was not born to follow
Credits
Writer(s): Carole King, Gerry Goffin
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Other Album Tracks
- Hi-De-Ho (That Old Sweet Roll)
- Wasn't Born to Follow
- Up In the Roof
- Child of Mine
- I Feel the Earth Move
- So Far Away
- It's Too Late
- Home Again
- Beautifull
- Way Over Yonder
All Album Tracks: A Natural Woman: The Ode Collection 1968-1976 >
Altri album
- Home Again - Live From Central Park, New York City, May 26, 1973
- Home Again (Live From Central Park, New York City, May 26, 1973)
- Piece By Piece (Live 1982)
- A Christmas Carole
- Up On the Roof (Live at the BBC Television Centre, London, England)
- Live at The Troubadour
- Beginnings
- Out In the Cold
- Breaking Up
- Live At Montreux 1973
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