There's a wilderness within you, There's a forest in your heart There's a wilderness within you, And it's been there since the start There's an oak tree tall and mighty, There's a sparrow small and frail That old creek's always winding, Down a million rabbit trails There's molehill like a mountain, In the mountain there's a cave A brand new mama's shouting, While the wolves haul off her babe There's a wilderness within you, a coral reef inside your soul There's a wilderness within you, and it's out of your control There's hill that's ever rolling, there's a sea that's never still There's a story still unfolding, and I wish it always will There's a field that's full of violets, There's a bruise that's purple brown There's a little bit of violence, and a lot of fertile ground There's a prairie wide and open, there's a jungle deep and dense A sunset for the hoping, and a busted down old fence There's a wilderness within you, There's an ocean in your mind There's a wilderness within you, There's a whole lot left to find There's a voice that whispers softly, There's a tongue that's telling lies There's the problem and the solving, All tangled up inside There's a wilderness within you, there's a seed inside your soul There's a wilderness within you, and it's out of your control It's out of your control