Noise before the dawn lures me up and about

Padding on bare feet quiet as a lover's doubt

All of the railings black against the light

Early cars cold and tired eyes

Workaday workaday carriages of night cry by

Can you weave me a forgiving sea

Sew me a boat to get back to thee

Will you build me an honest bridge

That I may cross when I come to it

Find me a pair of foolproof wings

Spin me a story that unwinds and sings

All of the trials of my good friends

All of the ways to save and make amends

Strike me at this hour so clear

But a thieving sky she steals me here

Can you weave me a forgiving sea

Sew me a boat to get back to thee

Will you build me an honest bridge

That I may cross when I come to it

Find me a pair of foolproof wings

Spin me a story that unwinds and sings