Bless My Soul Lyrics

i know why the blackbird sings
his strange and mournful song on a summer's night
i know why the spirit brings
us back into this world until we get it right
i'm on a roll
and i begin to see the light
bless my soul
i've been around so many times
i know why the baby cries
it's way into the arms of a mother's love
i know why true love survives
and it is more than the red hot fire of another's touch
i'm on a roll
and I am not afraid to fight
bless my soul
on a long hot summer's night
i see fair to warn you
that there's nothing here to stop me
from drowning in the darkness
of the things i can't control
the angel near my heaven
who I know will always haunt me
is constant and convincing
i've a long long ways to go
i know why the day is long
when there is no one to talk to about my dreams

i know when the evening comes
that i will know the song of desire that the blackbird sings
i'm on a roll
and i am not afraid to fight
bless my soul
i've been around so many times