So hopeful, so gentle, he takes me by the hand And leads me by water and onto promised land So simple aritual to leave it all behind What I search the words for, he speaks in space and time And oh, what I find it captures me! In the wide open spaces of a new country So simple, so honest, he draws me to his side A child lies in his arms, a storm eased by the calm So simple. this ritual, to leave the past behind What I search the words for, he speaks in space and time And oh, what I find it captures me! In the side, open spaces of a new country I amd found in a wilderness of rare beauty In the wide open spaces of a new country