Lyrics

She was learning to fly on second hand wings
That she bought from a man at the bar
They were dusted with powder from a far away place
By the wise men who follow the stars
And she took her first steps on a faltering wind
'Til the moonlight got caught in her hair
And she liked it so well that she took off forever
To her needlebright home in the air

Gravity's no friend to the dreamer
And god can't be bought by the gram
And the shoreline keeps moving away from the sea
And heaven away from the land

Is it cold when you're flying to no destination
And the sweet pain has run from your arm
If time has no meaning, is each moment forever
Do you keep reaching out for the warm
Do you go to the mirror when the moon's full and soft
And talk to the other girl there
And tell her you're leaving, you're leaving tomorrow
You’re needlebright home in the air