Tell Me Again

Tell me again, and take hold of my hand. I hear, but the words mean nothing to me, Speak to me softly, till I understand. Harsh winds are wounding; they whip up the sand, So it stings my eyes and I cannot see. Tell me again, and take hold of my hand. A bewildered traveler, lost in a strange land. The doors are all locked and I don’t have a key Speak to me softly, till I understand. And walk with me now, along the seastrand Where the water is trapped and fights to be free Tell me again, and take hold of my hand. I don't belong to the life I had planned, And I've left behind my old used-to-be, Speak to me softly, till I understand. I see your words clearly drawn in the sand And watch them slowly erased by the sea. Tell me again, and take hold of my hand. Speak to me softly, till I understand.