Second Song

Out on the edge of darkness The children waited for sunrise Something they could believe in Something to see with their own eyes

Their moms and dads remembered 'Cause they had seen a different time A time of sunny mornings Walking to school and saving dimes

And yet the leaves are falling Gathered in piles to burn outside Somehow, the smoke is calling Somehow, the embers will decide

That's not the way of being It's not the way of being now Too much has changed around us But we can bring it back somehow

I need to talk to someone Someone who smiles and answers back Someone as old as I am Who still remembers some of that

I dream a way of living A way of sharing what we find A way of walking slowly Through the smokey leaves of time

When I woke up this morning I heard a melody and a rhyme I knew the song was over But I couldn't find the time The words just tumbled forward In this second song of mine

Drifting in a sea of darkness The captain waited for sunrise Thought he saw a mermaid comin' Off the bow and rubbed his eyes

Thought he saw a distant glowin' Songbirds playin' in the sky But his eyes were playin' tricks on him In his heart, he wondered why

'Cross town at the incubator Eggs were hatchin' everywhere Those birds would soon be flyin' They knew that's when they'd feel the air

We won't remember them 'Cause we're the ones who didn't care Now when we think of them We hear their songs sung everywhere

The world needs all her song birds She needs her music in the sky Guiding souls, both in and out Showing weakness how to fly

Not like that TV show Not like the words on channel five Somethin' that makes you smile Somethin' that makes you fly

Make it up on another day Baby, I don't care Make it up on another day Baby, I don't care

Make it up on another day Baby, I don't care Make it up on another day Baby, I don't care