Locked in a struggle for the right combination Of words in a melody line I took a walk along the riverbank of my imagination
Golden clouds were shuffling the sunshine
But if I ever get back to the twentieth century I guess I´ll have to pay off some debts Open the book of my vanishing memory With its catalogue of regrets Stand up for the deeds I did And those I didn´t do Sit down, shut up, think about God And wait for the hour of my rescue
We don´t mean to mess things up, but mess them up we do And then it´s "oh, I´m sorry" Here´s a smiling photograph of love when it was new
At a birthday party Make a wish and close your eyes Surprise, surprise, surprise
Early December and brown as a sparrow Frost creeping over the pond I shoot a thought into the future and it flies like an arrow Through my lifetime and beyond
If I ever come back as a tree or a crow Or even the wind-blown dust Find me on the ancient road In the song when the wires are hushed Hurry on and remember me As I´ll remember you Far above the golden clouds, the darkness vibrates
The earth is blue
And everything about it is a love song Everything about it Everything about it is a love song Everything about it