Cloud (For Lhasa)

I made myself into a cloud

Into a cloud I made myself

And I soared silently under the moon

To see that you were sleeping sound in your room

I sailed over the naked earth

Over the earth naked I sailed

I emptied my rain on hot desert sand

I smiled when the curious held out their hands

I changed my shape into a drum

Into a drum I changed my size

It's easy to fall, harder to rise

After all, I'm whatever you see with your eyes

I found myself alone in the sky

Alone in the sky I was

I waited as long as the wind would abide

To carry my friends back to my side

'Cause some clouds are red at night

And some clouds are red in the morning

And some clouds leave grey tracks in the sky

But most of us are doing the best to float by

After all, we're whatever you see with your eyes

Waiting on the wind to blow our friends back to our side