i had a big idea i had a crazy eye i broke the sacred seal i told a lazy lie i ve had my conscience bent i ve had my patience tried i ve been up in the desert and down by the riverside will the eagle fly if the sky s untrue do the faithful sigh because they are so few remember when i cried remember when you knew remember the look in your eyes i know i do and count the stars to measure time the earth is hard the treasure fine to the sea i ll crawl on my knees feel it coming in feel it going out water covers sand blood covers doubt so i begin again again the healing bow there was a time when i might have surrendered but not now consult the cards to measure mine the earth is hard but the treasure fine to the sea i ll wait on my knees consult the cards to measure mine the earth is hard but the treasure fine at the sea i ll wait on my knees at the sea i ll wait on my knees at the sea i ll wait on my knees