Baby's in the crow's nest Can Baby read the signs I'm asked to test the water By pickling in the brine Though I like the smell of ocean See me plug my nose in time Take one breath for my darling And another for my muse There's the cake and then the eating Must I have the sense to choose Bought some candy for my baby To coax her down from up on high Just to strap her to a rocket Point my baby to the sky Blue as my name, drunk with wonder again Taking the day off from imagining when My baby will drop down, my baby will drop down My baby will drop down, dow-wow-wow-wow-wow When I'm finished folding paper A thousand thousand cranes in all It's enough to fill the pool Is it enough to break her fall? Now my baby's on the corner Of ascent and transcend Now she takes the time to breathe See her take the time to mend She takes the time to breathe See her take the time to mend Blue as my name, drunk with wonder again Taking the day off from imagining when My baby will drop down, my baby will drop down My baby will drop down, my baby will drop down But I'll be ready with open arms