Beautiful Things

I was rushing through the morning grey

On just another random day

I picked a dandelion from the ground

And the world stopped spinning round

While the clouds drew pictures in blue

Trees whispered the whole way through

I tried to keep a steady pace

But the sunlight held me in place

I just love the beautiful things

The painted sky that evening brings

I keep saying,"I’ll be there by ten"

Then the sunset changes my plans again

I just love the beautiful things

And all the joy they can bring

It’s a blessing and it’s a crime

But I’m happy losing all my time

My coffee’s getting cold on the shelf

Because a spider has outdone herself

Silver-thread lace home in the hall

It’s so big and she’s just so small

Now the puddles reflect up to space

The rain is writing riddles on my face

I was taking a walk in the dark

Now I’m finding constellations in the park

I just love the beautiful things

Like the painted sky that evening brings

I keep saying,"I’ll be there by ten"

Then the sunset changes my plans again

I just love the beautiful things

And all the joy they can bring

It’s a blessing and it’s a crime

But I’m happy losing all my time

So much feeling for one small chest

To have this birdsong in my breath?

If wonder is a weight, then let me feel the crush

The world speaks loud while my mind is hushed

Ooh, ahh

Ooh

Let the moss grow on my hours as the moments stop

I’ll stay right here until the final curtain drop