I leaned against the bark of birch and I breathed the honey dew
These were some of the things on which my mind and spirit feed
And love is all that will remain and grow from all these seed
Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need
I saw a north-bound flock of geese against a sky of baby blue
A cardinal sang just for me and I thanked him for the song
Mother nature's quite a lady but you're the one I need
So when the day was ended I was still not satisfied
I braided twigs of willows made a string of buckeye beads
But flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need
Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need
Then the sun went slowly down the west and I had to move along
Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need
For I knew ev'rything I touched would wither and would die
But flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need
Beside the lily pads I carved a whistle from a reed
Mother nature's quite a lady but you're the one I need
