You're a colorful bird And sometimes it gets you into trouble Everyone heard All the fingers came out by the dozen To puncture your bubble Up into the atmosphere Chasing is the habit All your life just to get here Is this the way you thought you'd have it? It's not like you're needing someone to remind you But somebody who's free of the burdens of their past I know you're indination is heavy on the wonder
But wonder only gets you as far as you can grasp So reach into the not cuite dear The hole has crossed the rabbit this year All your life just to get here Is this the way you thought you'd have it? Listen to someone worth repeating And hold them in the palm of your head Lesson for all the self-defeating The heavy you feel is the sound Of dragging your wings ont he ground - lift them