Come Sunday morning everyone will leave the house, dressed for the Sunday service
And through the streets I used to know they go to meet their friends
And so they take the family seat
Father prays so earnestly, forgetting all around him
When Eleanor sings in the choir, it's like a lark in summer
The sparrow sings, the sparrow flies
With mighty wings he reaches
As high as any other bird
He shall inherit all the Earth
The sparrow sings, the sparrow flies
With mighty wings he reaches
As high as any other bird
He shall inherit all the Earth
Verse 2
A wealth of silence will descend upon the town, in colors of the evening
The thought has troubled me before, I know how long I'll need
A sound to fill each moment
I had to find it out my way, they couldn't stop me leaving
As though they knew they could not stay, they let me go believing . . .
The sparrow sings, the sparrow flies
With mighty wings he reaches
As high as any other bird
He shall inherit all the Earth
The sparrow sings, the sparrow flies
With mighty wings he reaches
As high as any other bird
He shall inherit all the Earth
Outro
Through the blue and hazy drifts of after two, a saxophone is moaning
I rise and step into the cold night air