Strung out on leaving 
One leg stretched for the curb 
The other one grounds itself against rebirth 
So the swallows will stay in the barn 
The finches left a long time ago 
The fall must be oh so close 

I cannot exist in this circumference 
I keep a crippled leg on home base 

Where I hang my crutches 
I'm so weak and needy 
My knees are so weak 
Crutches keep me from kneeling 
I need something I can fall back on 
Something to relate to 
Something to rotate to, now 

Nothing's so far away 
And nothing so good can ever stay 
Now, could it? 
And I know that the stars all have names 
Some of them just aren't as good as others 
Some of them are just letters and numbers 

Sometimes I forget 
That the smallest things can be oh so big 

Where'd you hang my crutches? 
I'm so weak I'm bleeding 
I bleed every week 
Crutches keep me from kneeling 
And there's nothing here to fall back on 
Nothing to relate to 
Nothing to replace you 

Now, nothing seems so far down 
Down, I'll shove my foot 
Deeper into the ground