ASLEEP ON THE WIND

Jimmy Webb


Love is a glass of wine
Balanced on the siderail of a ship
Across the sea at midnight, it may not last the daylight
And the trip is long
And the waves are strong
But then again, it might be up there forever
I've heard of birds that never touch the land
But sleep on the winds
And if untouched by someone's careless hand
Asleep on the winds
Our love might last until the journey's end
Alive Alive

And our lives are just bubbles of time
They're rainbow-colored and
They're shining in the sun
They drift above the treetops now
In danger if the breeze drops somehow
And darling, that's all it would take
And yet we threaten not to break
And you know we could be up here forever
I've heard of birds that never touch the land
But sleep on the winds
And if untouched by someone's careless hand
Asleep on the winds
Our lives might last untill the love begins

So stay alive and let me try as hard as you do
To stay alive, please let me be as much alive as you
Alive Alive