This song appears on three albums, and was first released on the different directions album, and has also been released on the john denver collection - annieĄŻs song album. it has also been released on the john denver collection - calypso album, as a live version.
The world is fast becoming younger
the news is all theyĄŻve ever known
theyĄŻve seen the wars, the hurt, the hunger
how will they choose when they are grown
What do you tell foreverĄŻs children
when itĄŻs their turn to hurt and heal
whatever spins a grim tornedo
can also turn a potters wheel
Take a little clay
put it on a wheel
get a little hint
how god must feel
Give a little turn
listen to a spin
make it into the shape
you want it in
Tell with your life the bloody story
teach to theyĄŻre dreams not burning steel
itĄŻs not in bombs where lies the glory
but in whatĄŻs shattered on the field
The potterĄŻs wheel takes love and caring
skill and patience fast and slow
the works it makes are easily broken
once they survive the potterĄŻs throw
Take a little clay
put it on a wheel
get a little hint
how god must feel
Give a little turn
listen to a spin
make it into the shape
you want it in
Some day some children will be digging
in some long forgotten ground
and theyĄŻll find our civilisation
or whatĄŻs left of it to be found
TheyĄŻll find the weapons of destruction
but buried deeper in the hole
theyĄŻll find a message and a promise
in the sand, the potterĄŻs bowl
Take a little clay
put it on a wheel
get a little hint
how god must feel
Give a little turn
listen to a spin
make it into the shape
you want it in
Earth and fire and wind conspire
with human hands, and love, and fire
Words and music by bill danoff