Staring out of the window How the clouds are moving slow Watching their broken fragments As the tea is on the stove Floor is scattered paper And the dishes all undone Before I get my life in line I'll write me one more song How the hours sing along Their solemn requiem Open sky before me Behold me now just as I am Listen here you old big world Beyond my own mind's door If you come a-knocking Mind you ain't no bore 'Cause if you's gonna clamor Awake my weary dream You ought at least to offer For my tea some cream How the hours sing aloud Their solemn requiem Open sky before me Behold me now just as I am I have some time for thinking When nothing else is mine When I got the world to please I cannot find the rhyme Yeah, when I lose my rhythm Where that I can float Seems without a river Ain't much use a boat How the hours sing along Their solemn requiem Open sky before me Behold me now just as I am The trees just keep on growing And the sky still making rain When I wake I know that For me it is the same Ask me why I'm living I'll say it always was Ask why the sun is giving And you see it don't need a cause How the hours sing along Their solemn requiem Open sky before me Behold me now just as I am