If I was but a cow
That you milked before dawn
What would you say
When you came and all my milk was gone

If I was but wolf
With teeth that caught the light
I’d open wide like the starry sky
As I came down to strike

Thinking ‘bout a thought to cut the net that I’m caught in
I saw myself slip into a thought that I’m not in

If all I was was time
Like the howl of a hound in your mind
Would every second that passes you by
Send a shiver down your spine

Thinking ‘bout a thought to cut the net that I’m caught in
I saw myself slip into a thought that I’m not in

But if I was what I am
Nothing less than man
I realize a reason
Is not because I can