Opposite Tables — John Denver

Father, oh, father please hear me

My song is a cry of desperation All of the words I hear Have lost their meaning

My life is a well of confusion

Drowned out by the sound of the lost and lonely Only the voice inside Speaks your name to me If they only knew the things that I know If they only could see the things that I see If they only knew the things that I know If they only could see the things that I see If they only knew the things that I know If they only could see the things that I see

If they only knew the things that I know If they only could see the things that I see

My brothers at opposite tables

Like fire and water against each other Only a fool can't see The obvious ending

Are we as ashes to wildwood

Is life just a fire that can only consume us Is there no vision of love To bind us together If they only knew the things that I know If they only could see the things that I see If they only knew the things that I know If they only could see the things that I see If they only knew the things that I know If they only could see the things that I see