I saw pictures from the space shuttle

Of North America tonight

I could almost see my house

I could almost see the rest of my life

Now my mother's in the hospital

And my friends are in the news

Collecting trophies for the songs they wrote

While we lived in the shadow of the moon

Yes, I never made a gold record

And I've never been to Mars

But I've traveled around this world

Shooting fireworks and falling stars, (and prison bars)

And my father's got a decent job

I hear he's finally pulling through

There's more to life than singing songs we write

And we are in the shadow of the moon

And I see colors when I hear your voice

Put on your wings that put gravity on trial

And I see colors, I don't hear the noise

Because we're only flying for a while

Because we're only flying for a while

I saw this picture of my niece

Twisting high above the narrow beam

And my brother looked so proud

Like he woke up in this perfect dream

And I've known you all my life

But I knew you long before that tune

Let's go dancing to the songs we wrote

When we lived in the shadow of the moon

And I see colors when I hear your voice

Put on your wings that put gravity on trial

I see colors, I don't hear the noise

Sometimes we're only flying for a while

And I could love you in the falling rain

Grab your wings, this is a storm we're meant to ride

Like synesthesia aboard a stalling plane

It's like we're only flying for a while

Flying for a while

Whoa

Whoa

Whoa

And I see colors when I hear your voice

Grab you wings that put gravity on trial

I see colors, I don't feel the choice

Sometimes we're only flying for a while

And I could love you in the falling rain

Grab your wings, this is the storm we're meant to ride

Like synesthesia aboard a stalling plane

It's like we're only flying for a while

Flying for a while

(Whoa)

Flying for a while

(Whoa)

Flying for a while

(I can see the colors moving, when I hear the music playing)