Beside the singing mountain stream where the willow grew Where silver leaf of maple sparkled in the morning dew I braided twigs of willow made a string of buckeyed beans But flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need
I leaned against the bark of birch and I breathed the honey dew I saw a northbound flock of geese against the sky of baby blue Beside the lily pads I carved a whistle from the reef Mother nature's quite a lady but you're the one I need Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need [ ac.guitar ] A cardinal sang just for me and I thanked him for the song Then the sun went slowly down to west and I had to move along These were some of the things on which my mind and spirit feed But flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need
So when the day was ended I was still not satisfied For I knew everything I touched would wither and would die And love is all that will remain and grow from all these seeds Mother nature's quite a lady but you're the one I need Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need
