Words and Music by Emory Gordy Jr. and Joe Henry When I reach the place I'm goin' I will surely know my way And I will turn and look inside me And bid farewell to one more day Every light begins with darkness Every flower is once a seed And with the sun and wind to test us We are bound to be released I will fly beyond this valley I will open up the gate And when I reach the place I'm goin' I will surely know my way We have hands to hold our sorrow We have tears to heal the pain And though your eyes ask many questions On your lips I hear my name I was born without a whisper I was born beneath the rain But when I reach the place I'm goin' I will surely know my way I will surely know my way