the path that can be spoken is not the eternal path
the way that can be named is not the eternal way
tao called tao not tao
none can show how to stay the way
trouble follow thought like a cart follow ox
off path in the brambles subtle is the walk
you cut your foot and curse it hurts i know
but there is a better place to put your other foot
step forward and continue the strength is within you
if you need to borrow shoes i've got a pair i could lend you
they probably won't fit you and you need to go your own way
i'm comin with you cuz i'm feelin kind of feng shui
tao called tao not tao
none can show how to stay the way
now is a time of power
such as has always been the case
tao called tao not tao
none can show how to stay the way
now is a time of power
and it's gone with an instant
get on with your day
peace and tranquility follow like a shadow
at ease with the subtleties with sitting in the meadow
where the teaching of the master reaching past words
slowly growing conscious of the feeling that your ass hurts
stand up and stretch
start and continue
find joy in the music that comes flowing from within you
lost in thoughts of this you'll take your own turn
master watches this you've got your song learned
tao called tao not tao
none can show how to stay the way
now is the time of power
such as has always been the case
tao called tao not tao
none can show how to stay the way
now is a time of power
and it's gone with an instant
get on with your day
water follows water like yin chase yang
it's an endless game in every bubbling stream
on the banks where the breeze blown bamboo talks
giving thanks for the peace tones groaning up their stalks
water drips down to the bottom-most spots
content to be the mud it's disconnected from its drop
the tao is like water except it's never wet
and it doesn't freeze at 32 degrees fahrenheit
tao called tao not tao
none can show how to stay the way
now is the time of power
such as has always been the case
tao called tao not tao
none can show how to stay the way
now is the time of power