White Fawn

a light in the dark split through the trees
 appearing in part a legend to see
 born in the dirt nursed in the dawn
 lying with wolves an american fawn
 she wanted all that her brain would behold
 gardens of garland diamonds and gold
 she wanted all that her guts could digest
 taking what's worse and leaving what's best
 but i still say
 oh my white fawn i'm the wild one i'll find you
 out of the zoo i'm feasting on you one last time
 oh my sparrow my heart so narrow for you only
 i could love you i could love you one last time
 the day she ran away everybody knew
 they said "gone is the legend" but the legend just grew
 out in the world she's catching drops of rain
 inside a hive of bees she's guarding honey with stings
 if i'd only obeyed my own advice
 i would've never gone to her twice
 but if i'd obeyed then i'd never have seen
 her light in the dark that was splitting through the trees
 oh my white fawn it's me the wild one i'll find you
 out of the zoo i'm feasting on you one last time
 oh my sparrow my heart so narrow for you only
 i could love you i could love you for all time