Fashioned In The Clay

G D C G C G D G D C G C G D G G D C G When it seems that everyone is worried for themselves C G D Buying plans for fallout shelters, stocking up the shelves G D C G Living in the fast lane, and staying high at night C G D G Thinking that by accident we'll blow out all the lights G D C G Look, now, at the potter whose wheel is spinning 'round C G D Shaping with her hands the past and future from the ground G D C G Cups that will be filled and drunk, so warm in wintertime C G D G Plates and bowls for dinner served with candlelight and wine G D She believes, she believes Em C D By her work it's so easy to see Em C G C That the future is more than the following day G D G It's fashioned securely in the clay G D C G Look now at the farmer working in his field C G D Hoping that the sun and rain will guarantee his yield G D C G Like a seed, the wind has blown to unfamiliar ground C G D G He waits to see what fate will bring as each year rolls around G D He believes, he believes Em C D By his work it's so easy to see Em C G C That the future is more than the following day G D G It's fashioned securely in the clay G D C G Elsewhere, there are lovers in a warm embrace C G D Happy with their plans to carry on the human race G D C G Now the baby cries and wonders if it's all alone C G D G Softly voices reassure there'll always be a home G D They believe, they believe Em C D By their work it's so easy to see Em C G C That the future is more than the following day G D G It's fashioned securely in the clay G D C G So, if you had been worried that tomorrow wouldn't come C G D Look to see the ones whose lives are following the sun G D C G And the hope that springs so clearly from the work they do C G D G Will spread a little further when it finds a place in you G D We believe, we believe Em C D By our work it's so easy to see Em C G C That the future is more than the following day G D G It's fashioned securely in the clay Em C G C That the future is more than the following day G D G It's fashioned securely in the clay