[Verse 1]
A dove
Settled on a sill
And I called my cat
Love
If looks could kill
And that was that

[Verse 2]
The glass
Of the windowpane
And away she flew
Over the grass
Glistenin' in the rain
And on out of view

[Chorus]
Over the buildings
Stone (w)rote cages
Where people live
Over the gilded
Old outrages
That we can't forgive

[Verse 3]
The moon
Hangin' in the sky (Hangin' in the sky)
Like a copper pan (Copper pan)
A tune (A tune)
Welling in her eye (Welling in her eye)
Goin' through Cheyenne (Through Cheyenne)
[Verse 4]
The wing (The wing)
Of an aeroplane (Of an aeroplane)
And away she flew ('Way she flew)
To sing (To sing)
Searing in her brain (Searing in her brain)
Your point of view (Point of view)

[Chorus]
Over the mountains
Changing seasons
And the falling leaves
Long ago countin'
Damn good reasons
Colors she believes

[Verse 5]
The phone
Ringin' off the hook (Ringin' off the hook)
Like a magic wand (Magic wand)
My own (My own)
Let me take a look (Let me take a look)
In the polluted pond ('Luted pond)

[Verse 6]
Escapes (Escapes)
Aren't all that bad (They aren't all that bad)
And away she threw ('Way she threw)
The tapes (The tapes)
And any chance she had (And any chance she had)
Of returning to ('Turning to)
[Chorus]
Over the heartache
Lucid dreaming
Of the lost way out
And if we are awake
Who's that screaming
What it's all about?

[Outro]
A dove
A dove