For the Sparrows

They all came to apologize, they came to make amends,

Every schoolyard bully and every faithless friend.

Underneath the starless sky, the lights along the dock,

No air of desperation, just some time to talk.

Some nights we were dancing -- all the girls and boys,

But every word with meaning was lost beneath the noise.

So won't you write a message in the scrapbook in my hands,

And remember me at midnight with the streamers and the band.

What do you want me to say to you now that the hour is here,

Just laugh it off along with you and sail this sea of tears?

You know I never will.

You know I never will.

You know I never will.

Time has worn you down my friend, the weather and the wind,

I weep when the sparrow falls, but not for us again.

The moment came and the moment went -- it was less than advertised,

My passage paid, I'm on my way to where the sparrows rise.

What do you want me to say to you now that the hour is here,

Just laugh it off along with you and sail this sea of tears?

You know I never will.

You know I never will.

You know I never will.