I throw paper cranes out the window of my bedroom in the sky On them I have written all the reasons why
The wings will tell you why I smile The beak speaks of why I sigh In the eyes you'll learn why my soul burns and the tail tells of why I write
I loose these birds with feathered words, hoping that they'll fly home true For the paper folds that I have stole used to grow from your front spruce
And I wish one day you'll sit and sway on your swing of rubber hoop and from nigh on high a bird will fly out of the crystal blue and you'll learn of all the reasons why I do the things I do For on the crane is a single phrase; "because darling, I love you"