Goodbye, I!

The farmer drove his tractor
Where the soil had been tilled
Planting corn in rank and file
From the silo to the lumber mill
He rode along in silence
As he looked out past the honeysuckle field
Watched the water turn
Turn the waterwheel
Started thinking about his daughter
With affection, her reaction of disdain
The day he replaced the blue hydrangea
With the climbing frame
While her disappointed sister
Looked on, quiet as the snow
Knowing well that those who know don't talk
And those who talk don't know

But she couldn't help but sing
She couldn't help but sing
Oh, she couldn't help but sing
She couldn't help but sing
She tried, but couldn't help but sing
She couldn't help but sing
Oh, she couldn't help but sing
She couldn't help but sing

The Tortoise in the wheelchair
Wrapped his forehead in a bandage
Wore a cast they made from plaster
For his phony broken leg
So he'd get pushed around the sidewalk
By the zookeeper's assistant
With the hummingbird observing
From behind a yellow flower
And he flapped his tiny wings
They moved so fast you couldn't see them
With resentment for the tortoise
Which was clear by his expression
But the tortoise turned and smiled
With a peacefulness which proved
That there's a movement in our stillness
And however much we move
We're bound to stand completely still

We stand completely still
We all stand completely still
We stand completely still
Let's all stand completely still
Let's stand completely still
Let's all stand completely still
Let's stand completely still

Come, tortoise, standing still
Go, hummingbird, my will
Come, tortoise, stumbling blind
Go, hummingbird, my eyes
Come, tortoise, empty hands
Go, hummingbird, my plans
Come, tortoise, undefined
Go, hummingbird, my mind
Come tortoise, letting go
Go, hummingbird, I know
Come, tortoise, come and die
Go, hummingbird, my I

Oh, goodbye, I
Goodbye, I
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye