Sweet Green Fields

<br>(lyrics and music by James Seals, 1967<br>Released by The Knickerbockers on the album, Lloyd Thaxton Presents the Knickerbockers.<br>Also recorded 2/21/67 and released on Sundazed Record`s cd, &quot;The Knickerbockers.&quot;<br>From the S &amp; C album GET CLOSER (1976)<br>Sampled on the 1997 rap hit by Busta Rhymes, &quot;Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See.&quot;<br>Lookin` up the sleeve of confidence, I jump down from the fence.<br>Been a long time since I`ve felt this way, let the feeling stay.<br>Reaching for the arms of love, livin`, dreamin`, thinkin` of<br>The moment I slip on the glove, my fear is gone. The grain of hope has grown.<br><br>Starin` at the face of happiness, this time it answers yes.<br>In aging peace my doubts will rest away, let the feeling stay.<br>Looking through the eyes of truth, I see faith and love and youth.<br>And all else dries up like the dew, my fear is gone. The grain of hope has grown.<br>And I`ll be running, laughing, playing in the sweet green fields of belonging to someone.<br><br>The distant feeling`s gone, and I can make it from now on.<br>My world has something new. It`s all because of you.<br>The sweet green fields growing in my life will never die.<br><br>Lookin` up the sleeve of confidence, I jump down from the fence.<br>Been a long time since I`ve felt this way, let the feeling stay.<br>Walking up the road of togetherness, this time I must confess<br>This day`s the very best. My fear is gone. The grain of hope has grown.<br>And I`ll be running, laughing, playing in the sweet green fields of belonging to someone. <br>Now I`ll be running, laughing, playing in the sweet green fields of belonging to someone.<br>Well I`ll be running, laughing, playing in the sweet green fields of belonging to someone.