Well, I work all day, no one pays my way
Not a penny handed to me
Little sparrow says that's the way it is
Nothing much is ever for free
But the dreamy time in the evening time
The twinkle-twinkle isn't so far
Wanna fly up there through the milky air
And teeter-totter on a star
Think my back might break, burdens that I take
Maybe bend me over backward
Oh, my eyes are dry, got no time to cry
Got no call to breathe a sad word
‘Cause the dreamy time in the evening time
All the glimmer shimmer by far
Is sweeter than the day - let it fall away
And teeter-totter on a star
Am I imagining the world's a smaller place?
The great big outer space doesn't look so great big
Take a moonbeam ride to the other side
Maybe be just like when we were kids
Oh, my eyes are dry, got no time to cry
Little sparrow's singing to me
Evening's coming soon, then the nightbird tune
Whippoorwill is gonna soothe me
Soon, the dreamy time in the evening time -
In all the galaxies that there are
Must be the perfect one so when the day is done,
I'll teeter-totter on a star
Gonna plant a tree that'll outlive me
Growing taller than the worlds are
And we'll climb up high, laugh until we cry
Teeter-totter on a star
Teeter-totter on a star