There were nights we made of cherries burning in the coffee cup Other times it laid with coins filling till it couldn't stand up O the future, of remains A remainder all the time And the oar became a flame of fire you held your hand to And your mouth a cage you kept a choir that wandered through O the future, remains A remainder all the time Our time's the remainder of the sum Minus cost, plus where you're coming from
I know you will be fine You'll improvise It's easy, you'll show I know Beyond the line, it goes And modifies As it grows To the coming course We will be waiting for 'Cause we know what we owe We don't know when, though Our time's the remainder of the sum Minus loss, plus what you make up I know you will be fine You take your time It's easy, you'll show I know So take your time, and mine Go easy