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LYRICS
Step into the Light
Suzee "Suchi" Waters Benjamin
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1.
Forgive Myself
I want to lay down in the shade of the truth
I want to find the peace only that can do
Oh, I need to be forgiven for the times I slipped and fell
But most of all, I need
To Forgive Myself
You know what’s done is done
And it’s never gonna chance
No matter what you do or where you go
The past remains the same
But I need to be forgiven and I know I need your help
But most of all, I need,
To Forgive Myself
I need to Forgive Myself
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As the river flows
So life goes
‘til the heartland meets the sea
Somewhere along the way
We’re bound to learn to pray
If we don’t learn nothin’ else
Say a prayer for me….say a prayer for me
(repeat verse#1)
I want to lay down in the shade of the truth
I want to find the peace only that can do
Oh, I need to be forgiven for the times I slipped and fell
But most of all, I need
To Forgive Myself
I need, I need to Forgive Myself
I need, I need to Forgive Myself
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w/m Tom Benjamin
2.
Until the Light Returns
Sometimes grief is slow and haunting
Like a nightingale’s song
It disappears in the morning
Returns when day is done
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On sleepless nights when dreams are ...restless
And vision fades to black,
I lie awake and I remember
To try and bring you back
Just to try and bring you back
​
(CHORUS #1)
Nightingale give me wings
To fly away with you
Through the darkest night we’ll sing
‘Til daylight brings refuge
And one more night and one more day
You’ll help me make it through
Until the Light Returns ... Again
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Sometimes whispering your name
Can help to ease my pain
And the emptiness I feel
With every breath I breathe
And here I am still wanting more
When you gave ALL you had to give
‘Cause I’m half a heart without you
With half a will to live
(CHORUS #1 + Bridge)
An angel in the night you are
A wish upon a falling star
A healer of my broken heart
With a song that pierces through the dark
Until the Light Returns,
Until the Light Returns,
Until the Light Returns….Again
And one more night and one more day
You’ll help me make it through Until the Light Returns ... Again
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w/m Suzee Waters Benjamin
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2.
Know I Love You
I don’t know
But I’ve been told
The world is round
You couldn’t prove it by me
I guess we have to
Take a lot of things on faith
Somehow we do that naturally
(CHORUS)
And so you ask me
Do I love you still
And you wait on my reply
Sure as the world is round
Sure as the sky is blue, know I
Know I love you
Know I love you
And so I turn
To look at you
And you to me
My true and faithful friend
The rivers we have crossed were wide
And sometimes rough
But safe here on the other side we stand
(CHORUS)
If you see
A distant look
There in my eyes
I’m just working through somethings
I don’t mean to turn away or shut you out
That’s the last thing that we need
CHORUS)
And so you ask me
Do I love you still
And still I can reply
Sure as the world is round
Sure as the sky is blue, know I
Know I love you
Know I love you
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w/m Tom Benjamin
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2.
When the Wall Came Down
When the Wall Came Down…
When the Wall Came Down
When the Wall Came Down…
When the Wall Came Down
A wall came down in my existence I didn’t know was there
It was massively inclusive … it was all I knew and everywhere
It was comfortably uncomfortable like wearing outgrown shoes
A little painful to walk in but more painful to lose
When the Wall Came Down……..
The crack that brought it down must has been there all along
I felt its fearful trembles but thought it natural
When it finally crashed and crumbled the roar was devastating
Reverberations Penetrating…Revelations Invigorating
(CHORUS)
When the Wall Came Down… When the Wall Came Down
It was such a primal sound … When the Wall Came Down
Like a giant wave it rolled over all in its path
It fell so hard, so deep. none survived its impact
And every single prisoner was released without bail
Incarcerated for so long they thought this dream was real
(CHORUS)
NOW what to do and how to live in this waking state
No longer just pretending insanity is sane
And wealth is all we need to measure human values
When compassion, trust, and freedom guard redemption’s gate
Without this wall my knowing never knew my life forever changed
The seal was broken the truth revealed what the envelope contained
And all my plans, my purpose, my identity was shattered
Where on earth do we begin to rebuild this world of matter
Where on earth do we begin to rebuild this world of matter
When the Wall Came Down.......
Opportunity abounds now for conscious communication
Sensitive observations … loving co-creations
Knowing separation can breed hatred and greed
A limited existence that excludes eternity
I RECLAIM my divine birthright to be free
I RECLAIM my ability to know … to love … to be
The truth that lives inside hungry to feed
To act with integrity … to live in harmony
(CHORUS)
When the Wall Came Down, ... When the Wall Came Down
OH, LOOK WHAT FOUND… When the Wall Came Down ....
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w/m Suzee Waters Benjamin
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1.
Step into the Light
(INTRO)
There is a lighthouse shining for you A beacon of Light, a sparkling Jewel There is a lighthouse calling to you The darker the night, ...the brighter the truth There is a lighthouse leading you home Do not despair, you’re not alone
Watchers and Holy Ones Welcome those who come
To Step into the Light
We've traveled far guided by our hearts
To Step into the Light
We have lost our way
We have fallen prey
To the dark side of life
Now we’ve come again
Side by side as friends
To Step into the Light
(CHORUS)
Step into the Light
Step into the Light
Step Right Up … Accept the Love Step into the Light ... Step into the Light
We are our brothers’ keepers
We are sister seekers
We are children of the light
We’ve been tossed and we’ve been torn And we are on the road back home
To Step into the Light
(CHORUS)
Take responsibility for who ...you want to be
Step into the Light
Everything you say and do
...is really up to you
To Step into the Light
We have come to live in Peace
Plant our seeds ... Grow our dreams
To build a better life
Surrender to the truth inside
There is no greater guide
To Step into the Light
(CHORUS )
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(Tag): Leave your shoes outside the door, you won’t need them anymore
To Step into the Light...Into the Light
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w/m Suzee Waters Benjamin
2.
Unconditional Love
(CHORUS)
Unconditional Love
Unconditional Love
What people need, ...as much a heaven above
Is some Unconditional Love
Take the child who can't do right
Hold his motives up to the light
Does he really need the back ...of your hand
Or your ... Unconditional Love
Take a woman and take a man
We expect so much and ...we make demands
When all we really need to understand
Is some ... Unconditional Love
I look around and I know it's true
I ask myself what can I do
Just open up my heart
And let it flow through
Open up my heart And let it flow through
Unconditional Love ...
This world can be such a lonely place
We hide our hearts & we hide our face
When all we need is a little faith
And some ... Unconditional Love
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w/m Tom Benjamin
2.
I Want to Go There Again
Could it be this place
Could it be this night
Could it be your face in the pale ...moonlight
Could it be it’s been too long
Like a distant song
Could it be there was a light left on
(CHORUS)
I don’t know, I don’t know
Where we’re going
All I know, all I know
Is where we’ve been
I want to go there again and again
I want to go there again
Could it be a brand new start
A rewrite of a tragic part
Could it be the healing of a
...broken heart
Could it be what’s gone is gone
What’s wrong is wrong
Could it there was a light left on
(CHORUS)
(Bridge)
In the middle of the dark night
I found what I could not find
And it was oh so near...
In the middle of the dark night
I saw what I could not see
And it was oh so clear
Oh, so clear...
Could it be this place
Could it be this night
Could it be this is our time to shine Let’s go there again and again
I want to go there with you again
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w/m Tom Benjamin
2.
Those Day Are Gone
Well, I woke up this morning
And it wasn’t hard to see
When there’s trouble with you baby
There’s trouble with me
So tell me your heart
There’s no better place to start
You can carry it alone
But you know those days are gone
You ask me where I’ve been
And I know just what you mean
My heart's been with you baby
But my head’s been in a dream
Caught up like a fool
Like only fools can do
Thought I could carry it alone
But you know those days are gone
(Bridge)
You’re feeling kind of distant
And I’m feeling ‘bout the same
We’re searching for the rainbow
That’s hiding in the rain
But it really doesn’t matter
‘Cause the feelings never change
And I just want to slow things down
And show you what I mean
You know I get so restless
And I forget to take the time
To tell you that I love you
And you’re always on my mind
So I’m telling you right now
Oh, I'm telling you right now
Don’t want to carry it alone
‘Cause you know those days are gone
You can't carry it alone
'Cause you know those days are gone
Gone…Gone…Gone…Gone
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w/m Tom Benjamin
1.
Gonna Get Back Up
Ain’t given up my dreams
Long as I can breathe
Ain’t given up my ground
Gonna plant my seeds
If I get knocked down
In the dirt and the dust
I’m gonna get back up
I’m gonna get back up
Ain’t given up hope
Ain’t given up my song
Ain’t given up love
As I travel on
And if I stumble
As I surely must
I’m gonna get back up
(repeat 4 times)
(Bridge)
I’m gonna get back on my feet again ‘Cause I know where I’m bound
I’m gonna get back on my feet again
Won’t let nobody, won’t let nobody Turn me around, turn me around
Turn me around, turn me around
Ain’t given up the keys
To the kingdom come
Ain’t given up the glory
'Til my song is sung
When I’m feeling down
And I’ve lost the love
I’m gonna get back up
(repeat 4 times)
(Choral/bridge)
It’s all about LOVE…Sweet Sweet Love
It’s all about LOVE... Sweet Sweet Love
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w/m Tom Benjamin
2.
The Circle Never Ends
I’ve got a dream tells me who I am
Feet on the ground tell me where I stand
I don’t want to hear old excuses again
Coming from me … Coming from me
I get myself thinking things are
...out of my hands
It’s the easiest way to let go my friend
Well, lately I’m thinkin’ I’m gonna
...take hold again
Take hold again … Take hold again
(CHORUS)
Cause you give & you take & you learn
...how to make it grow
And you laugh & you cry in between
...you may not know why
You walk then you run, oh so far
Yet it seems you’ve just begun it again
...and you’re right
'Cause The Circle Never Ends
The Circle Never Ends
This wheel keeps on turning and
...I just watch it spin
This light keeps on burning
...even when it’s dim
And I’ve got a feeling that
...I’m starting over again,
Over again … Over again
(CHORUS)
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w/m Tom Benjamin
2.
Where You Want Me
I’ve studied the way you talk
I’ve learned all the things that make you ...laugh, and how you laugh
I’m not above an old line
Or turning an old familiar phrase
To catch your gaze
(CHORUS)
You know you’ve got me
Where you want me (repeat)
I can tell you it’s alright
You know you’ve got me
Where you want me (repeat)
You can find me tonight
Tonight … Tonight
I take you for granted sometimes
Sometimes I just can’t say what I feel
And I don’t know why
But I’m here to tell you straight out
You’re the best thing that ever came my ...way, and I’m here to stay
(CHORUS)
Time alone tells the story
And time has been very kind to us
Like a tender touch
(CHORUS)
(tag)
You know you’ve got me
Where you want me
Still got me where you want me tonight
Tonight … Tonight … Tonight
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w/m Tom Benjamin
2.
I Believe
I believe in walks at night
Quiet meals by candlelight
Love beginning at first sight
At least, I do sometimes
I believe in liberty and
Backwoods philosophy
And I believe in poetry
Especially when it rhymes
(CHORUS #1)
I believe that everyman
Is no more than a grain of sand Holding mountains in our hands
I believe in calling bluffs
Saying no when you’ve had enough
And knowing when to talk about love
And meaning what you say
I believe in eternity
And keeping track of your memories
Cause every second hangs endlessly
And never goes away
(CHORUS #2))
I believe, I believe,
We hold the whole world
...in our hands
I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe … I believe
I believe that a poor man’s dreams
Mean much more than a
...rich man’s schemes
I believe that no machine
Will ever gain control
I believe in setting sights
Always on the greatest heights
And being proud when you get it right
'Cause you feel in your Soul
(CHORUS #1 & #2)
I believe in playing fair and
Teaching children how to share
I believe in staying where
I feel like I belong
I believe in forgiving twice
And always paying an honest price
And I believe in Jesus Christ
When I’m all alone
(CHORUS #1 & #2 + tag)
I believe that everyman
Is no more than a grain of sand Holding mountains in our hands
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I believe, I believe
We hold the whole world
...in our hands
I believe, I believe, I believe,
I believe … I believe
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w/m Don Schlitz
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The Waters Edge
Suzee Waters Benjamin
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1.
Open Up Your Heart
Millions of people are living on the edge
Watchin’ their dreams die
...hearing lies and more lies
Are these the final days
...the prophets have pronounced
Or is there still time to turn
...this world around
Open Up Your Heart
Open Up Your Heart
We’ve got a history of hate
...a history of war
Separation, segregation, bigotry
...and more
Tradition holds on tight
...we fight and fight and fight
But how can we keep score
...when loves the only door
Open Up Your Heart
Open Up Your Heart
Is nothing innocent or sacred anymore
Do we kill the fatted calf
...just to see the gore
Do we help the homeless
...or ship them shore to shore
The fact that we are one
...cannot be ignored
Open Up Your Heart
Open Up Your Heart
We are all members of the rainbow tribe
Brothers of the sun, Sisters of the light
Our Mother is the earth
...our Father is the sky
Let us dance together
...it’s time that we Unite.
Open Up Your Heart
Open Up Your Heart
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w/m S.W. Benjamin
2.
This Must Be Paradise
Back in the garden the spring is
...ever flowing
Back in the garden the leaves are
...gently blowing
And the birds they sing so sweetly
And my heart feels so complete
This Must Be Paradise
This Must Be Paradise
You led us here with your heart and ...hands all knowing
We built a place to keep our
...dreams growing
Where the angels whisper in the breeze
Songs that heal and bring us peace
This Must Be Paradise
This Must Be Paradise
(Bridge)
Listen to the distant cry
As the world goes rushing by
With too much greed and too much pride
For this simple way of life
And how long must we suffer
Before we can rediscover
The earth she is our mother
And we must live as sisters & brothers
If we hope to return to Paradise
Look at how the sunshine dances
...with the trees
Look at how the moonlight reflects
...upon the stream
And every creature large and small
Lives together ‘cause nature loves them all
Here in Paradise
(Bridge)
Listen to the distant cry
As the world goes rushing by
With too much greed and too much pride
For this simple way of life
And how long must we suffer
Before we can rediscover
The earth she is our mother
And we must live as sisters & brothers
If we hope to return to Paradise
Back in the garden the spring is
...ever flowing
Back in the garden the leaves are
...gently blowing
This Must Be Paradise
This Must Be Paradise
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w/m Suzee Waters Benjamin
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2.
Be At Peace
Be at peace with your silent memories
Be at peace with your own heart
Yesterday blinds you ‘cause
...he’s not beside you
But you don’t need to play that part
Set your dreams on new horizons
Set your mind on bluer skies
You can’t blame love for you
...can’t tame love
And you don’t need those alibis
(CHORUS #1)
Be at peace with the hurt inside you
Don’t let it guide you
Don’t wear its chains
Be as one with the truth you must live
Be as one with your love inside
Be at peace with your restless longing
Be at home with your new life
You let your weakness have its moment
Now let your wisdom shine its light
Let your wisdom shine its light
(CHORUS #2)
Be at peace with the hurt inside you
Don’t let it guide you
Don’t wear its shame
Be as one with the truth you must live
Be as one with your love inside
Be at peace with your own heart
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w/m S.W. Benjamin and Tom Benjamin
Empty Bowl
He was born in a cradle of sorrow
With nothing to do but cry
He would cry for his supper
Cry for his loving
Cry for his lullabies
Mama she’d come and rock him
And wipe the tears from his eyes
She would try to console him
Kiss him and hold him
But he was not satisfied
(CHORUS)
Have mercy, have mercy on this ...hungry child
Have mercy, have mercy on his soul
Tell me why do some have so much
While others don’t have enough
Put the bread of life into his empty bowl
Put the bread of life into his empty bowl
Now are we so blind that we cannot see
This poverty belongs to you and me
The ocean and the air we breathe
Connects us for eternity
We are one family
We’ve got silos of grain
We’ve got fortune and fame
We’ve got pedigreed cat food
...in a crystal vase
And the cost of all this glamour
Could attempt to feed the famine
If we’d open up our hearts ...to the human race
(CHORUS)
Now corruption and greed
...have cast their spell
And the ravages of war
...we know too well
But history will agree that
...only time can tell
Will we make this earth a
...heaven or a hell
Will we make this earth a
...heaven or a hell
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w/m Suzee Waters Benjamin
Please Don't Miss Me
The lyrics to this song were written by my Father, Jac A. Austin, as a love poem to my Mother, Sue. He requested that I put the lyrics to music and sing it to my Mother after he had crossed over ... which I did at her memorial service. The lyrics are a tribute to their undying love for one another and their belief in the eternal Light of the Spirit........
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Sure the Doctors called it death
But I was only out of breath
Breathing now comes easy, dear
Up here in the stratosphere
They let my ashes blow
High in the sky to go
Everywhere at once to be
Set pure and shameless free
Forever and Forever and Forever
Please don’t miss me…I’m not Gone
I love you so very much
We’ll forever be in touch
You’re just as close to me
As the beach is to the sea
I saw the slippers angels’ wear
So I special ordered you a pair
Mine don’t work so good right now
But I know you’ll show me how
Forever and Forever and Forever
Please don’t miss me…I’m not Gone
In this air so rarified
Everything thing seems clarified
There is no time, just space,
In this Divine Heaven place
Everything up here’s alive
Being patient ‘til you arrive
Up here in the firmament
We’ll make a home that’s permanent
Forever and Forever and Forever
Please don’t miss me….I’m just
Soaring high in the sky each day
On the wind that took my breath away
I’m not gone
I’m not gone
I’m not gone.....
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w/m S.W. Benjamin & Jac A Austin
The Waters Edge
Great Spirit above and below us
Your power is everything we see
Great Spirit around and within us
Your love is everything that breathes
May our hearts be as light
...as the winged ones
Our trust as strong as the stones
Our vision as vast as the ocean
Our truth as bright as the sun
And for all these blessings
...we give thanks
Teach us the sacred and the true
Help us to find our way back home
Into our hearts with you
Into our hearts with you
Come to the waters edge
Where the land meets the sea
Come to the waters edge
And dream with me
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w/m Suzee Waters Benjamin
1.
Freedom
We build walls when we ought to be ...building bridges
We lose touch when we ought to be ...holding on
We hold out when we really should be ...giving
We hold on when we’re holding on to ...nothing at all
(CHORUS)
Freedom from fear of certain failure
Freedom from the bar we place across ...every door
Freedom from things we just imagine
Freedom from all that came before
We speak out when we could learn so ...much in silence
We think twice when we shouldn’t
...think at all
We give in when we should stand and ...speak our truth
We give up then it’s going going gone
(CHORUS)
Freedom from fear of certain failure
Freedom from the bar we place across ...every door
Freedom from things we just imagine
Freedom from all that came before
Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, Freedom....
(Refrain)
Freedom from fear and failure, hunger and greed
Freedom from jealousy, pride, anger, and hypocrisy
Freedom from everything you want, but really you don’t need
Freedom from glamour, illusion, and insurance companies
Freedom from atomic bombs, wars and penitentiaries
Freedom from pain and sorrow and poor pitiful me
Freedom from sickness and suffering, ignorance and poverty
Freedom from all bondages
Freedom just to BE
Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, Freedom....
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w/m Tom Benjamin & S.W. Benjamin
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2.
Grandmother Moon
Cover me with your darkness
Hide me with your mystery
You keep the dreams for the dreamers
The visions for the visionaries
Lovers look to you for light
Poets rely on your insight
You control the ocean tides
The ebb and flow of life
(CHORUS)
When I look into your face
I see the lines of your grace
Like a road map into space
Grandmother Moon
Shine down on me
Shine down on me
Shine down on me
Tonight my soul is breaking
For a world lost in the dark
Maleficent forces have taken
A hold of our hearts
Reflect on us your wisdom
We are in desperate need
The ancients knew your magic
Oh keeper of Great Mystery
(CHORUS)
(Bridge)
I pray for death of the part of me
That cannot hear and will not see
The light shining from above
...to set me free
I pray for life more abundantly
For this good earth beneath my feet
For truth and for harmony to set us free
To set us free
And when the sun has had its day
And you peak through the night
Some say you’re just an empty shell
Reflecting someone else’s light
But do we not all come from
Grandfather Sun the radiant one
And Mother Earth gives us a form
The rainbow children we are born
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(CHORUS)
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w/m Suzee Waters Benjamin
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2.
When I Was A Child
When I was a child
I just wanted to be free
To run and play and live outside
Just happy to be me
The earth she was my friend
The stars my inspiration
Little did I know, I had it all
I had it ALL
So I left my true companions
The trees, the birds, the canyons
And went out on my own
To see what I could find
Went to school, learned all the rules,
Became bewildered and confused
While the child within sat quietly waiting
Locked in a cage of my own making
(CHORUS)
Oh, why couldn’t I realize
All I needed was right there inside
Call it Hope, call it Faith
Call it Love, call it Grace,
All I needed was right there inside
A time of change has come at last
The world has learned from the past
That fear and separation bring
...more sorrow and pain
And the answers lie within our hearts
Within each life there is a spark
A flame of truth to light the way
(CHORUS)
Are you willing to change
Are you willing to try
‘Cause there’s nothing to gain
...from living a lie
Just open you heart and open your mind
Let the child inside guide you
One step at a time
(CHORUS)
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w/m Suzee Waters Benjamin