I woke up in the middle of the night
With the words from a song in my head
I'd forget if I didn't write down
I thought I saw someone standing in the shadows
So I ran to the kitchen and I turned on the light
And found a sharp pencil
And I stood there naked in the light just a-writin'
While the night burned black through the windows
And my wife was sleeping
I never thought I'd find myself at all
Much less with a pencil
For a weapon in the fifth dimension
And thinking our love would last
Is thinking that the part of our love that lasts
Is gonna be the good part
It's like throwing a rope from a boat
To a man in the water who's looking like
He needs a little helping hand
Says he's not done drinking, "It'll be a little while
'Til the ocean runs dry, check back in a couple more months"
Any legacy of mine's gonna be sunshine
And I leave it behind as a sign of my love for mankind
Hail hail, white falcon fuzz
It's because of you I'm standing here
Hail hail, white falcon fuzz
I was thus transfigured
And I don't know what the penalty is
For thinking you can do what's left of what's never been done
And if I never find out it's either 'cause I did it
Or I tried and I failed
Said, "Forget it" and walked into the sun
Is that what the world is saying
That your rock 'n' roll band can't last
If you haven't got a really good singer?
And you're finding it rough to get yourself across
Getting lost in the white falcon fuzz
If you are a good singer
Hail hail, white falcon fuzz
It's because of you I'm standing here
Hail hail, white falcon fuzz
I was thus transfigured