I Know Not of Tomorrow
YESTERDAY THE SUN ROSE AND THEN WENT DOWN
THE SUN ROSE AND THEN WENT DOWN AGAIN TODAY
BUT I KNOW NOT OF TOMORROW
I KNOW NOT IF TOMORROW WILL EVER RESEMBLE TODAY
WILL THE SKY BE BLUE AGAIN
WILL THE SUN COME FROM THE EAST AND SET IN THE WEST
WILL MY HEART STILL BE FULL OF HAPPINESS
WILL MY LEGS WALK ME THE WALK OF FAME OR SHAME
SAID I KNOW NOT OF TOMORROW
I KNOW NOT IF MY HEART WILL BEAT TO THE HEAT OF THE BEAT
I KNOW NOT IF MY HAND WILL WRITE THESE WORDS I GREW FROM MY MIND
I KNOW NOT IF MY EYES WILL SEE THE BEAUTY OF WHAT I CALL TODAY
SAID I KNOW NOT OF TOMORROW
I LIE DOWN WITH MY HANDS BEHIND MY HEAD
AND THE HOLY BIBLE BY MY SHOULDER
LORD DON’T LET MY TOMORROW BE HARSH ON ME
FOR TOMORROW IS ONLY A TOMORROW AWAY
ONLY THE WORD TOMORROW IS OF TOMORROW
Copyright © Abdullah Gofa Moruakgomo | Year Posted 2017
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