Cactus Flower

Outside with the daisies two lovers just met
Not knowing the moments they'll never forget
Embracing each other under the moonlight
Not thinking of time, this time at night

Do you remember the first time that we were alone?
Do you think of it ever, now that we have grown
When love turns to comfort and it can turn to stone
If you don't count the moments so precious at home

If the present is a mirror, then the past is just glass
All the work that we put off piles up much too fast
The future isn't certain, but the water is clear
Tonight, let's just catch up, it's good that you're here

Life is a carousel if we just let it be
I could never thank you enough for what you've done for me
There's so much to do and so much left to be done
But what is the point if we can't have some fun?

The hour is late and it's passing me by
If you can't catch the bluejay, you'll just watch it fly
He's waiting for you on the branch by the fence
Look up for while you can, he's gone in a glance

There's so much that we do that serves us no good
Why it seemed so important then is not understood
The grace that you have shown me in my darkest of hours
Like the desert barren landscape that allowed cactus flower

If the present is a mirror, then the past is just glass
All the work that we put off piles up much too fast
The future isn't certain, but the water is clear
Tonight, let's just catch up, it's good that you're here

Life is a carousel if we just let it be
I could never thank you enough for what you've done for me
There's so much to do and so much left to be done
But what is the point if we can't have some fun?

We mistook careless for carefree and we forgot the reward
Of life is man and wife together with the Lord
How can we be so wrapped up in other affairs?
The meaning of life is a chocolate éclair

Know I know that I should stop working and say
To my desert cactus flower that I treasure today