Rhymes & Reasons Lyrics - Peter, Paul & Mary

So you speak to me of sadness and the coming of the winter 

Fear that is with-in you now that seems to never end 

And the dreams that have escaped you 

And the hope that you've forgotten 

And you tell me that you need me now 

And you want to be my friend 

And you wonder where we're going, 

Where's the rhyme and where's the reason, 

And it's you cannot accept it is here we must begin 

To seek the wisdom of the children 

And the graceful way of flowers in the wind 

For the children and the flowers are my sisters and my brothers 

Their laughter and their loveliness would clear a cloudy day 

Like the music of the mountains and the colors of the rainbow 

They're a promise of the future and a blessing for today. 

'tho the cities start to crumble and the towers fall around us 

The sun is slowly fading and it's colder than the sea 

It is written from the desert to the mountains they shall lead us 

By the hand and by the heart they will comfort you and me 

In their innocence and trusting they will teach us to be free 

For the children and the flowers are my sisters and my brothers 

Their laughter and their loveliness would clear a cloudy day 

And the song that I am singing is a prayer to non-believers 

Come and stand beside us, we can find a better way