Written by Dar Williams
nd Fret Intro: F G Am Em I asked the habitual party goer F G C Just how high she thought she'd get F G Am Em And I asked the ethereal girls F G C If they were floating yetF G Am Em The tabloid tainted actress knows F G C The myth of higher ground F G Am Em The thing she got from playing a nun F G C She got from sleeping aroundF G Am Em And so I asked the light of the day F G Am Em What's this rush for heaven F G Am Em And I saw a bird fly away__ F G C F C F C And I could not ask againF G Am Em And I've been running uphill, panting F G C Punching at the air F G Am Em Fighting what's been pushing me down F G C Like I can see it thereF G Am Em And so I asked the light of the day F G Am Em What's this rush for heaven F G Am Em And I saw a bird fly away__ F G C F And I could not ask again G Am Em He fell in the mud and F C He became enlightened F C Am C F C I wonder who's laughing nowOUTRO: (## fade to end ##) F G Am Em F C Am Em F G C Who's laughing now_____ F G C He fell in the mud and F C He became enlightenedF G Am Em And so I asked the light of the day F G Am Em What's this rush for heaven F G Am Em And I saw a bird fly away__ F G C And I could not ask again F G Am Em And I saw all this climbing, climbing F G C Just as far from heaven F G Am Em And I saw a bird fly away__ F G C And I started climbing again