[ Featuring the Bird ]
Dust if you must
But wouldn't it be better
To paint a picture
Or write a letter
Bake a cake or plant a seed
Ponder the difference between want and need?
Dust if you must
But there's not much time
With rivers to swim
And mountains to climb
Music to hear and books to read
Friends to cherish and life to lead
Dust if you must
But the world's out there
With the sun in your eyes
And the wind in your hair
A flutter of snow a shower of rain
This day will not come around again
Dust if you must
But bear in mind
Old age will come and it's not kind
And when you go (and go you must)
You yourself will make more dust
