One Way Donkey Ride

<br>There you may stand in your splendour and jewels<br><br>Swaying me in both directions<br><br>One is the right one, the other for fools<br><br>How do I make my selection? <br><br>The city lies silent in the warm morning light<br><br>The sand is as golden as saffron<br><br>Oasis of love sweet water of life<br><br>God bless the poor ones who have none though theyve tried<br><br><br><br>Someone is drowning down there in the flood<br><br>But this river will dry by tomorrow<br><br>Is its ocean or stream this love in my blood? <br><br>Bringer of joy and sorrow? <br><br>The end of the journey must soon be in sight<br><br>Birth is the start of the swansong<br><br>Oasis of love sweet water of life<br><br>God bless the poor ones who want some by are denied<br><br><br><br>No one is given the map to their dreams<br><br>All we can do is to trace it<br><br>See where we go to<br><br>Know where weve been<br><br>Build up the courage to face it<br><br>While we fumble in the darkness where once there was light<br><br>Roaming the land of the ancients<br><br>Oasis of love sweet water of life<br><br>God bless the poor ones whose patience never died<br><br>While we stumble in blindness where once there was sight<br><br>Searching for trees in the forest<br><br>Oasis of love sweet water of life<br><br>God bless the poor ones who have none though they have tried<br><br>God bless the poor ones who want some but are denied<br><br>God bless the poor ones whose patience never died<br><br>God bless the poor ones on that one way donkey ride