A Turtle's Dream - Abbey Lincoln

Often I sing when I’m all alone

And no one can see me but me

I think and wonder what i am

And how i came to be

I can swim the ocean

And it’s deep and wide

And in the house above me

Abide

Maybe one day i’ll fly like an eagle

Fly like a bird and go and go

Soar like an eagle

Walk like a lion

Although it won’t be i know

But i can swim the ocean

And it’s deep and wide

And in the house above me

Abide

I guess the time has come for me to go

And look around for something, oh

Just moving in my house you know

Moving slowly is not really bad

Moving slowly you see

The wonders of the deep

Just waiting there for me

And i can swim the ocean

And it’s deep and wide

And in the house above me

Abide

And in the house above me

Abide…