You arrived alive in the spring
And for a reckless little while, I took you in
And it was well known you were born to lose
Born to be bad
Born to use me
And all that summer we played a game
Well, I knew that you could leave
And you said you'd stay
Well, autumn's blew, came and wrecked the yard
You wretched little wind
You do blow hard
Lone, lone, lone goes the sparrow
My feet, feet, feet are on my road
And though I can't go back to where I'm from
After all that life's not so terrible
Karen, where have you been?
For just a little while, on the street of Lexington
Long hair, sittin' in the sun
You were so young, so full of devastation
Lone, lone, lone goes the sparrow
My feet, feet, feet are on my road
Though I can't go back to where I'm from
After all that life's not so terrible
Oh, sweet, sweet, sweet is the sparrow
My feet, feet, feet are on my road
And though I can't go back to where I'm from
After all that life's not so terrible
