And I See

(album: The Nina Music Demo (Songs By Jackson Browne) - 1967)

Just like a leaf that's just been rained on
Something of a cloud above, a soon-awaking sun
And I see the day has just begun
Feeling windblown, reeling
I have grown out of my time

And like a circle casting shadows
Rolling over growing clover fields so far below
And I see I've just begun to grow
Climbing, spinning, rhyming
I am pinning down my time

And like a river flowing seaward
Bounding down, surrounding things that have puzzled me before
And I see the ever-open door
Flirting pure love, certainly
I'm sure of what I know

Just like a leaf that's just been rained on
Something of a cloud above, a soon-awaking sun
And I see the day has just begun
Feeling windblown, reeling
I have grown out of my time