Begin Again

Mary was my mother's mother and my sister too There's rain in the river, there's a river running through To the sea around these islands, crying tears of sorrow, pain There's rain in the river there's a river in my veins Mary, young as we may be you know, the blood in you and me Is as old as blood can be Is as old as blood can be As old as blood can be Living lines of memory through the markings on my hand Ancient lines of living love, awaken in this land Saying, I am in the forest, in the city and the field I am in the bounty, come on, know me as I yield I am in the falcon, in the otter, and the stoat I am in the turtle dove with nowhere left to go And in the moment of blind madness when he's pushing her away I am in the lover and in the ear who hears her say Can we begin again? Oh, baby, it's me again I know you are so different to me, but I love you just the same I love you just the same I love you just the same Love you just the same Love you just the same Love you just the same Nigh-e Nigh-e (Love you just the same) Nigh-e (Love you just the same) Nigh-e (Love you just the same) Mary, if the world had 1912 to '72 (Love you just the same) Though we never met in flesh, here, I remember you (Love you just the same) Were woman you were gentle, you were modest, you were kind (I love you just the same) A mother, wife and gran you were a woman of your time (Love you just the same) Mary, young as we may be, you know, the blood in you and me Is as old as blood can be Is as old as blood can be (Love you just the same) As old as blood can be (I love you just the same) She says, I am in the living I am in the dying too (Love you just the same) I am in the stillness, can you see me as I move? (Love you just the same) I am in the hawthorn, in the apple and the beach (Love you just the same) I am in the mayhem, in the medicine of speech (Love you just the same) In the moment of blind madness when he's pushing her away I am in the lover, and in the ear who hears her say Can we begin again? Oh, baby, it's me again I know you are so different to me, but I love you just the same I love you just the same I love you just the same I love you just the same I love you just the same I love you just the same