Nature Boy (Edit)

I was just a boy when I sat down
To watch the news on TV
I saw some ordinary slaughter
I saw some routine atrocity

My father said, "Don't look away
You gotta be strong, you got to be bold now"
He said that in the end, it is beauty
That is gonna save the world now

And she moves among the sparrows
And she floats upon the breeze
And she moves among the flowers
And she moves something deep inside of me

I was walking 'round the flower show like a leper
Coming down with some kind of nervous hysteria
I saw you standing there, green eyes, black hair
Up against the pink and purple wisteria

You said, "Hey, nature boy, are you looking at me
With some unrighteous intention?"
My knees went weak
I couldn't speak, I was having thoughts
That were not in my best interests to mention

And she moves among the flowers
And she floats upon the smoke
And she moves among the shadows
And she moves me with just one little look

You took me back to your place
And dressed me up in a deep sea diver's suit
You played the patriot, you raised the flag
And I stood at full salute

Later on we smoked a pipe that struck me dumb
And made it impossible to speak
As you closed in, in slow motion
Quoting Sappho in the original Greek

And she moves among the sparrows
And she walks across the sea
And she moves among the flowers
And she moves right across to me (something deep inside of me)

C'mon now