paintbrush strokes of white on blue stretching over me and you colors change to pink-streaked yellow the earths settling down, getting sleepy and mellow now it's all gone black with specks of white any color has left us alone for the night it's getting brighter bluer, whiter the birds in the trees are singing like a choir they're pretty high up, but i think we're higher i'll stay up all day, and all through the night too if you'll be there with me through every shade and hue