Carrie Newcomer - Sparrow (live) lyrics

When the evening like a sparrow Folds down under its small wings All the light bones and the feathers of the day Only then in that moment Stop the rushing and just hold me Lay your hands where it hurts And we'll leave it that way Well, I have often dreamt of angels But I very rarely see them But I know that they've been there Because something smells like sky In the rustle of their presence It's a lot like your breathing Sounds a lot like a promise But I can't say why I have searched all the wise and the unwise places I have known the price of pa**ion And what solitude buys It was you I was looking for in all those faces Always you I was hoping for When I closed my eyes So I will gather all the feathers That collect up in the corners All the risings and the fallings In the quiet of the day When you speak, there's a flutter Of some winged thing stirring Lay your head on my heart And we'll leave it that way