IntroVerse 1I Was Old By The Time That I Was NineI Escaped Into BooksAnd I Crocheted To Pass The TimeWhen Death Is Crowding Half Your ViewIt's Hard To Play With ToysHow I Fought, How I Toiled, How I LiedDiscarded Lunches In The Trash BinWeighing On My MindBut I'm So Weak, My Shoulders HeavyTell Them How I TriedChorusSo, NowTell Them That I Had It My WayDown By The Waterfall And Twisted SidewaysDied With Daisies All AroundMeI Tried So Long To Do Things Your WayThe Glow Was Like An Open DoorwaySpreading Slowly Through The TreesAnd WhenThe Heavens Came Down To Meet MeI Swam Back To My Shadow, Slammed The DoorUpon Breaking Through The Surface, Wanted MoreThan The Vision Of My Slumber Had In StoreI Went Back To My House And Lined My DoorWith Daisies All AroundVerse 2I Make Friends With The Others Pretty QuickAnd I Remember My Nurse From The Last Time That I Was SickHe Looks Surprised, Says “Memory's A Blessing And A CurseChorusHey, Kid -Before You Turn In For CurfewI'm Hoping That Your Starry Dreams Come TrueI Hope That When You Leave, You're Born AnewI Hope That You Will Tend Your Garden Filled WithDaisies All Around.”Verse 3I Drive Home From The Ward In My New CarAnd Now The Radio Host Is Talking With A Falling StarShe Stops To Whisper In My Ear And Put My Mind At EaseBeen A Year Since I Sat There At The ParkStaring Up At The Sun Until The Summer Went DarkBy God, An Angel Caught My Hand And Swung Me Back To EarthChorusAnd NowI Am Closing In On My Third DecadeI Drape The Tablecloth Over My PastAnd How This Life AstoundsMe!Whether A Specter, Or A Trick Of My VisionAnd Now, The Lovingly Discordant SerenadeThe Table Spread I Used My Heart To MakeMy Playing Cards In Hand, I Hold An AceA Toast To Every Memory I Had SavedA Child Hands To Me A Fresh BouquetI Want To Spend The Rest Of All My DaysWith Daisies All Around
