Lisa Mitchell- The Story of the Raven and the Mushroom Man Album- Bless This Mess Lyrics taken from Bless This Mess album booklet Capo 2nd fret * = single strum [Intro]                       [Verse 1] Late the other day when the earth turned away I found a little book nearly blended in the grey But for its flower drawn like a child on the cover! It was the story of the Raven and the Mushroom Man He was the first real friend he ever had [Verse 2] I never want to be like that serious man Telling himself be a serious! Always counting those numbers! He’s got a red face and a mushroom head He spent too long in the rat race too long in the dead days [Interlude]             [Verse 3] If only a Raven with a sore wing Could fall at his feet with eyes full of mercy The little Mushroom Man might fashion a little splint out of driftwood And he might feel a little light shine he might see his own kindness And think that “Maybe counting isn’t everything! Maybe there are more Ravens that need me more than numbers?” [Interlude]          [Verse 4] The Mushroom Man loved the Raven so And deep inside his heart grew a thing called hope (hope) One Sunday night the raven was weak He didn’t wake up how the Mushroom Man weeped! It caused his planet to leak! [Verse 5] Well he buried his friend and he buried his books He looked out to space and his head he shook As he looked down  gasp escaped! A sapling Rose grew from the Raven’s grave! [Verse 6] From the Raven’s grave hope had sprung! And he knew then how it had been done As he’d tended to the Raven’s wing A Seed of Hope had grown within! And now it grows for all to see and his planet is no longer just he. [Outro]         (x4)