Sometimes I lie on my back
In the early summer grass
I hear the birds singing almost words
And I feel my heart go crack
But something insides me starts ringing
Like a bell in a church tower rung
Strike up the band, circle up and hold hands
A powerful tune has begun
Sometimes my singing is crooked
And the melody slips through my hands
Nothing will rhyme 'cause I'm out of my mind
With worries and problems and plans
But when I just pay attention
And let my words be few
A clarion voice cuts through the noise
And I smile for a moment or two
And sometimes I lose my composure
And I dance like a man insane
A mighty voice hits my vocal cords
And I shout, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord!"
There's more to life than we thought before
And Heaven ain't so far away-ay-yay, ay-yay
Ay-yay, ay-ay-yay!
Sometimes the sky splits open
And the curtain is torn in two
Meteors fall, good news to all
And a brilliant light breaks through
The infinite sky above you
The arc of the planet below
Barren trees full of leaves
The seed in your soul cracks open, and oh
The roots of both start to grow