Publisher: LUCYRICKY MUSIC
Songwriters: Lucy Kaplansky, Richard Litvin
Every living thing has ties that bind
What I lost returns with love and time
Not yet born and not yet known
Every living thing has ties that bind
Not by God and not by words
I heard something, it called to me
Every footstep that I take
Of my daughter or my son
I had something, it fell from me
What I lost returns with love and time
Completes the circle my life makes
Something strong like a pounding drum
I had something and it was gone
Every living thing has ties that bind
It was the voice that I once knew
Made me run from home, made me fight
I had something, made me feel alone
Not by any living thing
And it told me I was saved
Another orphan waiting for a home
Like ringing bells when I was young
Like an orphan waiting for a home
What I lost returns with love and time
Completes the circle my life makes
I had something, made me walk all night
Every footstep that I take