All Night

All night, all night I hear them calling Outside, outside It sounds like they’re humming The song you sing when you know That you’re gonna die On my back Looking at the stars Oh my god, my god How did they get so high up there? They shine like something shines When it knows It’s gonna die For the birds, the birds The birds and children These words, these words I move to be near them The sound that strong things make When they know They’re gonna die The moon, the moon She knows all our secrets But still she shines so beautifully on the sea, yes Oh, I thank you for gracing me With your light through my darkest times Come dog, come dog, Let me throw you a bone, yes I’m growing old And I can’t throw so well But I hope that you don’t mind my friend Oh, I know you don’t mind There’s a tree on my block Where the birds rest from flight When the sun goes down on them What a sight, yeah Goodbye to all of you my friends May you fly for many more miles You were born with an old man’s face Looking for the proof And every path that you take Led right back to you And I was impatient I botched the equation I lost my arithmetic book And there I stood and I shook Until the awe overtook Grandma, Grandpa I send you this love, yes This song that you can take on your voyage Wherever you wind up my friends I hope you have a wonderful time Blow wind, blow wind Blow one more time On my face, my skin Fill my lungs with one last breath And with it all I thank you And I let go of this life And with it all, god, I thank you This gift This song to say goodbye…