I pulled the car off to the side and walked along a starry hill in Idaho A golden moon was rolling by, the ridge was like a window sill and I don't know If I was on the outside looking in Like maybe all the borders of the world were getting thin And I could see the sky the way it's gonna be again Every star is a burning flame Every star is a burning flame Well yesterday I trimmed the vines and spread the leaves along the ground in Tennessee And I tried to hold it in my mind that all the light that's coming down takes ages to get to me And I was on the inside looking out I was lifted by a solar wind up over the clouds
And I could hear the hosts of heaven singing out loud Every star is a burning flame Every star is a burning flame I remember Mr. Green and I were walking down a busy street in Louisville The sign said Merton looked around and all the people pa**ing by were shining like the sun and beautiful And the wonder of it caught him by surprise Oh Lord, I want to see the world with those eyes I want to look into the night and see a million suns rise Rise All the heat comes running at the speed of light From the reaches of space to these faces tonight And every heart is a burning flame Every heart is a burning flame