We've been swallowing a swoon, my love We've been riding out a tune, my love Now we're rolling in the flowers We could talk out here for hours But the spring will soon be leaving And the gasp is heading for the ceiling If we wait a little longer now to bitter grin and bear And play the straight and narrow QUICK Wendy Wake The Sparrow! It's been seven years abroad, my love Don't need a theater to applaud, my love Maybe missing many chances But we've been following expanses Now the wishing well is closing And we're still flying on the wings we've chosen Maybe someday we could settle down into metal man machines It chills me to the marrow QUICK Wendy Wake The Sparrow! All the brighter birds are sleeping Don't believe them, get yourself up Creeping to the top of every giant tree that's ever walked away And sing it so they hear-o Quick wendy, wake the sparrow