Lyrics by David and Jan Crosby,
Music by CPR

Map to Buried Treasure

I wear your allegiance like a cloak of trust
wrapped around the heart of me
and no conditions were discussed
when we joined forces helplessly

falling inward, linked by chain
across the length of rolling sea
welded by laughter, sealed in pain
floating love has rescued me

I found a map to buried treasure
found it deep within your smile
and I think that now I've found it
I will study it a while

it's trust that holds it anchored
it's the trust takes years to build
without it there is nothing
just emptiness unfilled

but brick by brick we built it up
built a house to hold a dream
a shape that's rising from the rubble
where the shaking death had been

I found a map to buried treasure
found it deep within your smile
and I think that now I've found it
I will study it a while

no sticks and stones can hurt us
nor the liars or the thieves
we'll use the stones to ring our garden
and the sticks to gather leaves

brick by brick we built it up
built a house to hold a dream
a shape that's rising from the rubble
where the shaking death had been

I found a map to buried treasure
found it deep within your smile
and I think that now I've found it
I will study it a while

© 2000 David and Jan Crosby/CPR - Stay Straight Music