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The One Thing I Know

by Christine Kane

on Rain and Mud and Wild and Green (2002)

Around the world and back again
We are just like gypsies
Grab it all and pack it in
Like I can take it with me
With my pockets full of receipts and subway tokens
I'm driving west in case a sunset might break me open

When the world is crashing down
I pretend I'm fearless
Tell the heavens Gather round
And hope like hell they hear this
For the record I have fought the fight and chased the darkness
Now I'm looking for a soft light and where the heart is

This is the one thing I know
This is the one thing I know
This is the one thing I know...
Love and love alone

There are those who tell their tales
Without hesitation
Of saved souls and holy grails
Coven to congregation
I don't care whether you've seen the light or felt the magic
Are you gentle? Are you kind when you're stuck in traffic?

This is the one thing I know
This is the one thing I know
This is the one thing I know...
Love and love alone

Half of me wants to runaway
When anything gets broken
When all I can see
Is what's missing from the cup
Instead of what it's holding

Mile 10 Route 22
I have found a hotel
South of Pittsburgh North of you
I know this weary so well
You can look for God in all the usual well-lit spaces
But you will find her in the world's most unlikely places

This is the one thing I know
This is the one thing I know
This is the one thing I know...
Love and love alone