Miracles
Miracles keep happeningThe sun rose in the east todayI sat up and sighed for the millionth timeAs the dawn was phasing a night awayThe blues can last for just so longAnd from the depthThere will arise another songAnd I'll sit here in the sea and the sunWaiting for that other song to comeThat other song to come
You don't have to be black to sing the bluesFrom what I gather all you got to be is blueSelf-indulgence is universalAdolescence was merely a rehearsalLook around you and you will seeEveryone has a small franchise on miseryOn misery
And I will sing you a songJust as soon as I get my voiceWhen you're up, you're upAnd when you're downYou really got no choice
No rain this winterThe manzanita reminded meWe've been living in a droughtAnd the ocean looks good to meHaven't been in love for a year or soBecause I get fussyAnd hard to live with as I growAsk the hungry manzanitaYou cannot cross a cypress and a cedarAnd a cedar
My moods are changing like the seaThere are a hundred thingsThat I'd like to beMeanwhile I'll sit in the sunWaiting for that other song to comeThat other song to come
And I will sing it to youJust as soon as I get my voiceWhen you're up, you're really upAnd when you're downYou really got no choice