I know i should feel welcome here

Way up in the atmosphere

But i am afraid

And if i land on earth again

I'll be happy just to cut my face

While i shave



Now the sky is floating by

But i am not a cloud

And i've decided

I was not designed to fly



After all, i'm only sand

To irritate the oyster and

To wait for a pearl

And even though i must concede

Greatness has eluded me

I'd still miss the world



And i would have regrets

Were i to pirouette inside a metal jet

And i am not prepared

To sprout a pair of wings and fly