History Lessons lyrics

There must be something In the signs we're reading There must be something In the story of our history When will you start to take The time you're needing? When will I start to heed The lessons of my history? Well, I saw it coming Them knocking down the windows When all that you wanted Was someone to wake You in the morning Do you still wear the robes Of all the dreams you wove Or do you cast them a side When you're through? I've been waiting for the answer I slept in the shadow of your father I saw his work and I don't want his history Well you sought the Counsel of your mother You heard her stories And you saw your history And she still remembers Them knocking down The windows when All that she wanted Was someone to hold her When the night came Does she still wear the robes Of all the dreams she Wove or does she cast Them a side when she's through? I've been waiting for the answer