Cloud of Witnesses

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There from my lofty vantage point I came to watch over you I said, "Please sir" to an angel "Remove your hat so I can get a better view" That's when someone pulled a lever And the misty curtain was withdrawn On a scene of a little house with tall trees And you laughed and danced across its summer lawn [Chorus 1] Where are you going in your Bright, clean, and innocent dress? The cloud of witnesses says "It's anybody's guess" [Verse 2] And then you crossed the equator In a broken glass-bottom boat In the bottomless depths of your ocean You knew you had to sink and drown to stay afloat The years are timid and fleeting Tears of dew on morning grass They took you to Loveland and badlands You didn't notice there the faithful Shepherd with his staff [Chorus 1] Where are you going in your Bright, clean, and innocent dress? The cloud of witnesses says "It's anybody's guess" [Verse 3] And with your babies gone now You're learning how to let them go Their memories dance across your summer lawn And like those who came before, you want to know [Chorus 2] Where are they going in their Once clean and innocent dress? The cloud of witnesses says "It's anybody's guess" [Verse 4] Now you hold a faded photograph Of you in your mother's lap You sigh as your old hand trembles Alongside these words that I once scribbled on the back: [Chorus 1] Where are you going in your Bright, clean, and innocent dress? The cloud of witnesses says "It's anybody's guess" [Outro] And all I can do for you today is My very best