One Eye Open
By Rick Parnell

One eye open, the other closed
One for freedom, but the other knows
One to hold on, the other to let go
Of what I know

One foot forward, the other back
One to follow, on another track
One to lead me, one two-step back
On what I know
What I know

One voice to call out, so that I can hear
One from far east, not so far from here
One chance to give in, or give up in fear
Everything I know
What I know

One chance to look back on the road ahead
One time to celebrate the echoes in my head
One chance to write down with a disappearing lead
Everything I know,
What I know

One eye open, the other closed
One for freedom, but the other knows
One to hold on, the other to let go
Of what I know

What did I know?