Lyrics
[Verse 1] You left a paper boat beside the garden wall With one blue thread tied neatly to the mast I found it when the afternoon began to fall And wondered where the little ship had passed [Pre-Chorus] A sparrow took the thread And carried it above the roofs I followed where it led Past laundry, bells, and tiled rooftops [Chorus] Send me a sign from somewhere out of view A folded map, a feather, anything will do If roads can turn and rivers change their names Maybe we can find each other just the same [Verse 2] The baker on the corner knew the story first He said the wind had favored western ground A child was drawing islands in the dirt And swore a silver harbor could be found [Pre-Chorus] So I walked beyond the square Where wild fennel brushed my knees The paper boat was there Caught gently in the reeds [Chorus] Send me a sign from somewhere out of view A folded map, a feather, anything will do If roads can turn and rivers change their names Maybe we can find each other just the same [Bridge] I wrote your name beneath the painted sail Then set it on the water by the stone It drifted through the reeds without a trail And taught my restless hands to let it go [Final Chorus] Send me a sign from somewhere out of view A folded map, a feather, anything will do If roads can turn and rivers change their names Maybe we can find each other just the same [Outro] The little boat went quiet past the bend And every open road began to feel like a friend
