Portrait (He Knew) by Kansas

He had a thousand ideas, you might have heard his name
He lived alone with his vision, not lookin' for fortune or fame
Never said too much to speak of, he was off on another plane
The words that he said were a mystery, nobody's sure he was sane

But he knew, he knew more than me or you
No one could see his view, oh where was he goin' to

He was in search of an answer, the nature of what we are
He was tryin' to do it a new way, he was bright as a star
But nobody understood him, his numbers are not the way
He's lost in the deepest enigma that no one's unraveled today

But he knew, he knew more than me or you
No one could see his view, oh where was he goin' to
And he tried, but before he could tell us he died
When he left us the people cried, oh where was he goin' to?

He had a different idea, a glimpse of the master plan
He could see into the future, a true visionary man
But there's somethin' he never told us It died when he went away
If only he could have been with us, no tellin' what he might say

But he knew, he knew more than me or you
No one could see his view, oh where was he goin' to
But he knew, you could tell by the picture he drew
It was totally somethin' new, oh where was he goin' to

© DON KIRSHNER/BLACKWOOD MUSIC PUB

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