Carole King
I Wasn’t Born To Follow
[Verse 1]
No I'd rather go and journey where the
Diamond crescent's flowing
And run across the valleys
Beneath the sacred mountain
And wander through the forest
Where the trees have leaves of prisms
That break the light up into colors
That no one knows the names of
[Verse 2]
And when it's time I'll go and wait
Beside the legendary fountain
'Til I see your form reflected
In its clear and jeweled water
And if you think I'm ready
You may lead me to the chasm
Where the rivers of our vision
Flow into one another
[Verse 3]
And I'll stay awhile and wonder
At the mist that they've created
And lose myself within it
Cleanse my mind and body
And I know at that moment
As I stand in that cathedral
I will want to dive
Beneath the white cascading water
[Verse 4]
She may beg and she may plead
And she may argue with her logic
Mention all the things I'll lose
That really have no value
Though I doubt that she will ever
Come to understand my meaning
In the end she'll surely know
I was not born to follow
Not born to follow