Down Here Below - Abbey Lincoln

Down here below

The winds of change are blowing

Through the weary night

I prayed my soul will find me Shining in the morning light

Down here below

Down here below

It’s not so easy, just to be Sometimes I’m really all at sea

You made me when the world was new

And skies were blue

And I am here because there’s you

They say I’ll never see your face

And we’re out from your grace

The one you fashioned with your hand

And scattered all across the land

But I am happy just to know

That you will go, where I must go For there are wounds and scars to show

Living here, down here below

Down here below

The setting sun is shining

On the melancholy mood

I hear the distant thunder

And the crying of the blue

Down here below

I’m yours alone

The only one to call my own

The only one I’ve ever known

Sometimes I see you standing there

Sometimes I’m free and you are here

Down here with me You made me just the way

Or less feeling, eyes to see

A strong embrace, a simple hand

A spirit free that says, «I can»

And I’m happy just to know

That you will go, where I must go For you will send me this I know

Living here, down here below

Living here, down here below

Living here, down here below