Mama plays a queen on the hill built on a dream While the children fieldplay in the Papa smokes the pipe of a sweet and better life But how strong is the shield? Can peace be found on the carpet above ground Where sky is forever blue So let it pass baby now, the slow and riding cloud Which may take me from you Many things a loseman can His rights, self, his his views But never his heart or his love So take this hand of mine and climb baby, climb To the hill aboveup Now you can play a queen on the hill built on a dream While our children play in the field I can smoke the pipe of a sweet and better life And trust in the strength of a shield So trust in you love, and we'll see up above And let light pass like a wheel Don't take the chance of life's sacred dance Kiss the strength of a shield The seeker will be found by the look on the ground And to his wish he will yield Fate will have it's word, of course But time will change its course And of hold a the strength shield