Sweeping Needles

Yesterday the sun came through the window Lit the prisms in the bottles all aglow I saw a little kid I saw the things he did and the cycle starts all over again What he needs to learn to live and grow Today you looked down at a mans reflection In the puddles of the thaw Shone with the moon A different face Sadness and grace A spotted dog fills your heart space Forced to come of age now way too soon The circle moves around the sun The clock hands sweep in time The seasons come the seasons change False beliefs aren't lies Some weren't meant to follow rules There's more learned in the woods than schools A dollars worth a nickel or a dime He raised you like a willow in a rainstorm To bend not break Sway with the warm winds sound Roots so deep they'll surely keep A stable nest for birds to sleep Firmly planted in unstable ground No one knows what ending lies tomorrow Even newborns go sometimes That's just the way LIVE LOVE NOW He showed you how To echo is a noble vow Give it to a world that's lost it's way The circle moves around the sun The clock hands sweep in time Seasons come seasons change False beliefs aren't lies Some weren't meant to follow rules There's more learned in the woods than schools A dollars worth a nickel or a dime...