I Scattered My Seeds In Tears Now I’m Gonna Gather My Fruits In Joy

When I first saw the country the light hurt my eyes
And the nights fell so quickly, alien stars flung across the skies

A stranger in a strange land, no turning back
My tongue in heavy harness, my body on the rack

I scattered my seeds in tears
Now I’m gonna gather my fruits in joy

I came with the good news, I was young, I was game
But my good news was no news and pretty soon I lost my old name

They leaned slowly my way, I leaned slowly theirs
And we leaned on each other, walking through a vale of snares

O, I scattered my seeds in tears
Now I’m gonna gather my fruits in joy

So many wrong turns along the way
Dry gullies and cul de sacs
I never knew just how close I was to the hidden spring
Off all those beaten tracks

O, I scattered my seeds in tears
Now I’m gonna gather my fruits in joy