Watching the Clouds Drift

[Soft Felt Piano Intro] Spread the rush mat on the sunny step Lean on the stone seat cracked with time [Verse 1] A puff of cotton gathers from the mountain side Then melts into a thin strip of silk drifting across Someone's kite abandoned in the open air Sways as if it belonged to no one [Pre-Chorus] No need to read the news, no need to reply Just watch that white mass change its shape [Chorus] watch the clouds drift by Without demanding they come to a stop watch the clouds drift by We learn to let go of worries too [Verse 2] Clouds pull cool shade across the hot brow We close our eyes feel the field's scent stroke the hair A temple bell faint from far away Blends into the rhythm of clouds drifting lazy [Chorus] watch the clouds drift by Without demanding they come to a stop watch the clouds drift by We learn to let go of worries too [Bridge] There are dark clouds that want us to be afraid But they pass too, like every white one We sit here as the earth beneath the sky [Chorus] watch the clouds drift by Without demanding they come to a stop watch the clouds drift by We learn to let go of worries too [Outro] The mat rolled up, the clouds already high We stand with a lighter mind [Fade Out] [End]