From the recording A Glimpse of a Thought
Lyrics
I caught a glimpse of a thought that crossed my mind
It had no intention of stopping
It threw my reverie out of time
And all I heard was knocking
Was it opportunity trying to even the score
Or someone laying roses at my door
It all depends on whether you’re walking or talking
I was taken by surprise
To where the city meets the sky
You might think that you are free
But that’s just because the bars are harder to see
The sun is misbehaving behind the clouds
If it doesn’t straighten up I’m gonna scream out loud
‘Til all the folks not in on the joke crack smiles
Turning my attention back to things at hand
The spinning started to slow
The feeling that it left rose to make a stand
Against all I’d ever known
I met a man who said he knew me way back when
The world was on fire and going off the bend
And I was better company being on my own
I was taken by surprise
To where the city meets the sky
You might think that you are free
But that’s just because the bars are harder to see
The sun is misbehaving behind the clouds
If it doesn’t straighten up I’m gonna scream out loud
‘Til all the folks not in on the joke crack smiles
I laid my anger at the side of the road
When the sky opened up and cried
I had to do something to lighten my load
And give myself a chance to fly
You left my words twisting in the wind
I had to cut them down before I committed a sin
And the sun came out as they floated by
I was taken by surprise
To where the city meets the sky
You might think that you are free
But that’s just because the bars are harder to see
The sun is misbehaving behind the clouds
If it doesn’t straighten up I’m gonna scream out loud
‘Til all the folks not in on the joke crack smiles
I caught a glimpse of a thought that crossed my mind
It had no intention of stopping
It threw my reverie out of time
And all I heard was knocking
Was it opportunity trying to even the score
Or someone laying roses at my door
It all depends on whether you’re walking or talking