Dar Williams - Arrival lyrics

My dad's a miracle and so's my mom. They fly over the blue. They finish their dinner and then they take one another's hand. And off they go to find a broader point of view. For it's a give and take beyond the ordinary. What with all the cats and kid's that they've loved. And they will not be alone. My friends give me purple flowers and orange tea On goosedown spilling quilts and turquoise chairs We greet each other in a wild profusion of words And wave farewell amidst the wonderment of air And in the laughing times we know that we are lucky And in the quiet times we know that we are blessed And we will not be alone Well, the light that stopped the night felt like forgiveness to you As the garbage trucks came bustling through their rounds You stared at the pictures on your wall and all the postcards from your friends As you heard the birds and old familiar sounds An that's when you knew this world can't be saved, only discovered And you knew things could be different than before And you will not be alone anymore