Riddle

Sometimes I disappear right before your eyes
I fall down to the earth and float up to the sky
I can move mountains with enough time
I join places together
I am also a dividing line

What am I? What am I?

I look through your windows
and come into your home
I belong to no one
everyone can call me their own
I sit very still and I run over the ground
I have many voices but I don’t make a sound

What am I? What am I?

I was just born today,
I’m a billion years old
I live where it’s very warm
and where it’s terribly cold
When there is too much of me
I can make things tough
But you won’t last long
if I am not enough

What am I? What am I?

Every single living thing
depends on me
I’m over half of the planet
over half of your body
I know you will ask for me
when the days get hotter
Do you know my name?
Call me by my name
Do you know my name?
I am ___. I am ___. I am ___.

© 2007 Amy Martin

Vocals – Bruce Cockburn
Drums & Percussion – Allison Miller
Bass – Todd Sickafoose
Keys – Julie Wolf
Guitar – Adam Levy
Violin – Jenny Scheinman

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