All that glitters wasn't gold As my ignorance unfolds Often have you heard that told Many a man his life hath sold To thine own self be true He is ill clothed that bare virtue Worms do enfold in guilted tombs Who pays the piper calls the tune Here goes the story of a bird Of waking life the trees were stirred From mighty oaks acorns mature Where faults are made lessons are learned So off you go little sparrow Find your wings and watch them grow You may fall but you will never be alone When things go wrong they sometimes will The clouds of doubt begin to fill It's our willingness to step in the unknown If you wait for me there I'll wait for you Some lessons are best taught not by our scars but by our wounds To make mistakes is natures way Of humbling us to face the simple truth If you wait for me I'll wait for you Some lessons are best taught not by our scars but by our wounds To make mistakes is natures way Of humbling us to face the simple truth Into the midst of fabled skies A fleeting glimpse of paradise A trial must be earned Then Out of the storm and rain he flies Shifting between paradigms Weeping for his wished return Mold and amend me ascending So off you go little sparrow Find your wings and watch them grow You may fall but you will never be alone When things go wrong they sometimes will The clouds of doubt begin to fill It's our willingness to step in the unknown A rolling stone gathers no moss Compelled to crystallize its hue Adversity life's diamond dust Unearthing permeating clues In mystery our soul abides In Seeking truth in where it lies None are so blind who's absent mind While Aching bones hold fervent finds Here ends the story of the bird Who must Transcend to emerge To one day prosper and mature Till then Rapture repeats the song of birth So off you go little swallow Trust you wings and watch them soar Courage is to know what not to fear When evening winds are hard to bear The clouds are dim with no one near We'll meet again beyond this vale of tears