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 looked out past the honeysuckle field
Watched the water turn
Turn the water wheel
Started thinking about his daughter's affection
Her reaction of disdain
The day he replaced the blue hydrangea
With the climbing grain
While her disappointed sister
Looked on quiet as the snow
Knowing well that those who know don't talk
And those that talk don't know
[Chorus 1]
But she couldn't help but sing
She couldn't help but sing
No, she couldn't help but sing
She couldn't help but sing
She tried, and couldn't help but sing
She couldn't help but sing
No, she couldn't help but sing
She couldn't help but sing
[Verse 2]
The tortoise in the wheelchair
Wrapped his forehead in a bandage
With 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 the 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
[Chorus 2]
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
[Outro]
Come tortoise, standing still
Go hummingbird, my will
Come tortoise, stumbling blind
Go hummingbird, my eyes
Come tortoise, empty hand
Go hummingbird, my plan
Come tortoise, undefined
Go hummingbird, my mind
Come tortoise, letting go
Go hummingbird, I know
Come tortoise, come and die
Go hummingbird, my I
Goodbye, I
Goodbye, I
Bye, bye, bye
[Verse 1] 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 looked out past the honeysuckle field Watched the water turn Turn the water wheel Started thinking about his daughter's affection Her reaction of disdain The day he replaced the blue hydrangea With the climbing grain While her disappointed sister Looked on quiet as the snow Knowing well that those who know don't talk And those that talk don't know [Chorus 1] But she couldn't help but sing She couldn't help but sing No, she couldn't help but sing She couldn't help but sing She tried, and couldn't help but sing She couldn't help but sing No, she couldn't help but sing She couldn't help but sing [Verse 2] The tortoise in the wheelchair Wrapped his forehead in a bandage With 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 the 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 [Chorus 2] 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 [Outro] Come tortoise, standing still Go hummingbird, my will Come tortoise, stumbling blind Go hummingbird, my eyes Come tortoise, empty hand Go hummingbird, my plan Come tortoise, undefined Go hummingbird, my mind Come tortoise, letting go Go hummingbird, I know Come tortoise, come and die Go hummingbird, my I Goodbye, I Goodbye, I Bye, bye, bye Explain Request ×
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