I Am the One - Janis Ian

I am the rays of the rising sun

Snow on the mountains of the moon

The far-flung canopy of stars

The shadows of late afternoon

I am the wisdom of the sage

I am the refuge of all who weep

I am the mother of all who live

I am the promises I keep

I am the one who sits with sorrow

I am the one who feels your pain

I am the hope of your tomorrow

When all is lost… I still remain

I am the one… who will remain

I am the seed that longs to bloom

The river yearning for the sea

The heartfelt hope of every womb

I am the faith you place in me

I am the silence and the sound

The gentle rain that breaks the stone

I am the dream of love unbound

I am the way that calls you home

I am the one who sits with sorrow

I am the one who feels your pain

I am the hope of your tomorrow

When all is lost… I still remain

I am the one… who will remain