Lyrics
[Verse 1] You left a paper moon beside the garden gate A little crooked, taped with yesterday’s date I carried it inside when the afternoon turned blue And found a hand-drawn ocean waiting there for you [Pre-Chorus] The map had no roads, the compass had no north Still every winding line kept pointing back and forth [Chorus] So tell me, where does a small idea go When it slips from the page and begins to grow? Does it cross the river, climb the old stone wall, Or simply find a window and learn to call? [Verse 2] A tailor on the corner mended clouds for a fee He stitched a silver button on the sleeve of the sea The mail arrived with letters addressed to a chair One spoke of distant islands, one asked if I was there [Pre-Chorus] The map had no roads, the compass had no north Still every winding line kept pointing back and forth [Chorus] So tell me, where does a small idea go When it slips from the page and begins to grow? Does it cross the river, climb the old stone wall, Or simply find a window and learn to call? [Bridge] Maybe it rests in the pocket of a coat Maybe it sails inside a paper boat Maybe the answer isn’t far or grand Just something made by one unsteady hand [Chorus] So tell me, where does a small idea go When it slips from the page and begins to grow? Does it cross the river, climb the old stone wall, Or simply find a window and learn to call? [Outro] You left a paper moon beside the garden gate I turned it toward the sky and let it drift away
