The One Who Knows (featuring Mary Chapin Carpenter) - Dar Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter

Time it was I had a dream

And you’re the dream come true

And if I had the world to give

I’d give it all to you.

I’ll take you to the mountains

I will take you to the sea

I’ll show you how this life became

A miracle to me.

You’ll fly away

but take my hand until that day

So when they ask how far love goes

When my job’s done, you’ll be the one who knows.

All the things you treasure most

Will be the hardest one

I will watch you struggle on For the answers come

But I won’t make it harder

I’ll be there to cheer you up

I’ll shine the light that guides you down

The road you’re walking on You’ll fly away

but take my hand until that day

So when they ask how far love goes

When my job’s done, you’ll be the one who knows.

Before the mountains call to you

Before you leave this home

When I teach your heart to trust

As I will teach my own

But sometimes I will ask the moon

Where it shined upon you last

And shake my head and let me say

It all went by so fast

You’ll fly away

but take my hand until that day

So when they ask how far love goes

When my job’s done, you’ll be the one who knows.