Swansong: Take the Chance by Phalini McLeod

I was a rebel without a cause

Searching for universal laws

When you found me I was lost

On waves of maya I was tossed

You stretched forth your golden hand

To bless this foreign land

With the light of the Bhagavatam

No, you didn't have to come

But there you were, ready

To bestow Caitanya's mercy

If we'd only chant the Holy Names and dance--

We dared to chant the Holy Names and dance

We took the chance, we took the chance

Now at least five decades later

Yes, it's fifty-some years hence

I'm writhing in the agony

Of Krsna's time misspent

I'm praying for the courage

To hold my head up high

To sing aloud the Holy Names

With arms stretched to the skies

And here you are, ready

To bestow Caitanya's mercy

If I'd only chant the Holy Names and dance

I'll dare to chant the Holy Names and dance

I'll take the chance, I'll take the chance

Hare Krsna...

And here you are, ready to bestow Caitanya's mercy

If we'd only chant the Holy Names and dance

We'll dare to chant the Holy Names and dance

We'll take the chance, we'll take the chance, yes, we'll take the chance

Hare Krsna...

Swansong