The teacher lyrics

Artist  : Paul simon 
Song : The teacher
 
There once was a teacher of great renown 
Whose words were like the tablets of stone 
Because it’s easier to learn than unlearn 
Because we’ve passed the point of no return

Gather your goods and follow me 
Or you will surely die 
 
I was only a child of the city 
My parents were children of immigrant stock 
So we followed as followers go 
Over a mountain with a napkin of snow 
And ate the berries and roots 
That grow along the timberline 
Deeper and deeper the dreamer of love 
Sleeps on a quilt of stars 
 
It’s cold 
Sometimes you can’t catch your breath 
It’s cold 
 
Time and abundance thickened his step 
So the teacher divided in two 
One half ate the forests and fields 
The other half sucked all the moisture from the
clouds 
And we, we were amazed at the power of his
appetite 
 
Deeper and deeper the dreamer of love 
Sleeps on a quilt of stars 
 
Sometimes we don’t know who we are 
Sometimes force overpowers us and we cry 
My teacher carry me home 
Carry me home my teacher 
Carry me home 
Carry me home my teacher 
Carry me home