Sweetness and Light

[Verse 1]
Her wings are as soft as roses
And as you might have guessed
Although they are made of roses
They are fragile nonetheless
See, I handed you a book
And that book was my life
As I recall that moment
It was all such sweetness and light

[Verse 2]
You came from California
By way of Tupelo
"Yes, there were some others before you," you said
"Ah, but you don't need to know"
So I fell into an ocean
But it was her sea-green eyes
As I recall, I was calling
It was all such sweetness and light

[Verse 3]
I was moved more by her tears
Than I ever was a sermon
Got more from every tender kiss
Than I ever got from book-learning
Cannot say why the tides changed
Maybe I held on too tight
But for awhile, I was a child
And it was all such sweetness and light

[Verse 4]
She told her friends I'd come to her on some noble steed
Ah, but it wasn't anything like that
May be empty-handed and full of need
Ah, but at least I'm good for a laugh
Love makes you better than you really are
Sometimes it happens overnight
Come with the sunrise
You are all such sweetness and light

[Verse 5]
Never handed you a single word
When you set foot on that leaving coach
It's hard to say, "I'll miss you, girl"
With a lump in your throat
Me? Well, I'm still swimming for shore
In those sea-green eyes
But I recall once before when I was all
I recall once before when I was all
I remember once before
When it was all such sweetness and light
Sweetness and light