Brooks Forsyth - Song to the Nightingale Lyrics

I took a walk up and down the road
Saw the moon when the coyote howled
And I met the dawn when the rooster crowed
Felt the cold when the raven scowled

And I bowed my head at the flag half-mast
In the torrents of mad violence
I lost my nerve, taken aghast
In the ragin' din of silence

And I will die
I will die
To live as I am

I lost my way on the holy trail
In a long. long fall from grace
And I sung my song to the nightingale
In that in between space

Will you stand for what you feel to be true
And face what troubles may follow behind?
Will you let fools who threaten you
Disturb your precious peace of mind?

No, I will die
I will die
To live as I am