Raven's Child Lyrics

The song Raven's Child is performed by John Denver in the album named The John Denver Collection [Laserlight] in the year 1997 .



Raven's child is chasing salvation
Black beak turned white from the crack and the snow
On the streets of despair the answer is simple
A spoonful of mercy can set free the soul

The drug king sits on his arrogant throne
Away and above and apart
Even children are twisted to serve him
Greed has corrupted what once was a heart

Raven's child keeps vigil for freedom
Trades for the arms that once made her strong
With nuclear warheads and lasers in heaven
Fear does the choosing between right and wrong

The arms king sits on his arrogant throne
Away and above and apart
Bankers a*sure him, he needn't care
Greed makes a stone of what once was a heart

Raven's child is washing the water
All of her wing feathers blackened with tar
Prince William shoreline, an unwanted highway
Of asphalt and anger an elegant scar

The oil king sits on his arrogant throne
Away and above and apart
Lawyers have warned him, he mustn't speak
Greed has made silent what once was a heart

Still there are walls that come tumbling down
For people who yearn to be free
Still there are hearts that long to be opened
And eyes that are longing to see

Raven's child is our constant companion
Sticks like a shadow to all that is done
Try as we may, we just can't escape him
The source of our sorrow and shame, we are one

The true king sits on a heavenly throne
Never away nor above nor apart
With wisdom and mercy and constant compa*sion
He lives in the love that lives in our hearts

Raven's child is washing the water
Raven's child keeps vigil for freedom
Raven's child's chasing salvation
Raven's child is our constant companion



John Denver - The John Denver Collection [Laserlight]

Jun 1997

  1. Homegrown Tomatoes
  2. Ponies
  3. High, Wide and Handsome
  4. Hold on to Me
  5. Never a Doubt
  6. Eagle and the Hawk
  7. I Watch You Sleeping
  8. Potter's Wheel
  9. Two Different Directions
  10. Chained to the Wheel
  11. Country Girl in Paris
  12. All This Joy
  13. Thanks to You
  14. Gift You Are
  15. Chosen Ones
  16. Foxfire Suite
  17. Higher Ground
  18. Raven's Child
  19. Bread & Roses
  20. Marvelous Toy
  21. Deal With the Ladies
  22. Eclipse
  23. Earth Day Every Day (Celebrate)
  24. Ancient Rhymes
  25. Tenderly Calling
  26. Falling Leaves (The Refugees)
  27. Flower That Shattered the Stone
  28. American Child
  29. Postcard from Paris
  30. In a Far Away Land
  31. Little Further North
  32. Sing Australia
  33. Alaska & Me
  34. Stonehaven Sunset
  35. Take Me Home, Country Roads
  36. Eagles and Horses
  37. Whispering Jesse
  38. For You
  39. Windsong
  40. Annie's Song
  41. Two Different Directions
  42. Chained to the Wheel
  43. I Want to Live
  44. Rocky Mountain High
  45. To the Wild Country
  46. Rocky Mountain Suite (Cold Nights in Canada)
  47. Grandma's Feather Bed
  48. Sunshine on My Shoulders
  49. Amazon (Let This Be a Voice)
  50. Islands
  51. Children of the Universe
  52. Calypso
  53. Alaska & Me

Raven's Child