i live in the hills you live in the valley and all that you know are these blackbirds you rise every morning wondering what in the world will the world bring today will it bring you joy or will it take it away and every step you take is guided by the map of the light on the land and the blackbird s cry you will walk you will walk you will walk in good company the valley is dark the burgeoning holding the stillness obscured by their judging you walk through the shadows uncertain and surely hurting deserted by the blackbirds and the staccato of the staff and though you trust the light towards which you wend your way sometimes it feels all that you wanted has been taken away  you will walk you will walk you will walk in good company i love the best in you you love the best in me though it s not always easy lovely lonely we will walk we will walk we will walk in good company the shepherd upright and flowing you see