What was here before me? I don’t know
What was here before me, I should know
Could it have been a forest full of redwood trees?
Could it have been an orchard with big bumblebees?
I don’t know, I just don’t know

What lived on this land before I came?
Were they wild things or were they tame?
Maybe this was a desert where the sun shone full
Maybe this was a swamp with fish and crocodiles
I don’t know, I just don’t know

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Is the answer in the trees?
Is the answer in the wind?
Could I ask the ocean where it all began?
Could the mountains tell me then
The way it was way back then
I want to know where it all began

What slept beneath this moon before I did?
Was it furry, scaly, sleek or just another kid?
Could it have been a jungle where the lions roared?
Could it have been a mountain where the eagles soared?
I don’t know. I just don’t know

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I think I’m connected to all these things for sure
If I open the big wide door
They could be me and I could be them if the timing was right
I dream of them at night, they fill up my dreams at night