Abbey Lincoln - Lost In The Stars

Before Lord God made the sea or the land,
He held all the stars in the palm of his hand.
And they ran through his fingers like grains of sand,
And one little star fell alone.

Then the Lord God hunted through the wide night air
For the little dark star on the wind down there.
And he stated and promised he'd take special care
So it wouldn't get lost no more.

Now a man don't mind if the stars grow dim
And the clouds blow over and darken him,
Aslong as the Lord God's watching over them,
Keeping track how it all goes on.

But I've been walking through the night and the day,
Till my eyes grow weary and my head turns gray.
And sometimes I think maybe God's gone away,
Forgetting the promise and word He’s say .

And we're lost out here in the stars,
Little stars, big stars, blowing through the night,
And we're lost out here in the stars.
Little stars, big stars, blowing through the night,
And we're lost out here in the stars.