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