"No Wonder" lyrics

See the bluebird fly easy as a dream
Dippin' and bobbin' in the sun
Could she be the one I saw so long ago?
Could she be the one to take me home?
This pasture is green, I'm walking in the sun
It's turning brown, I'm standing in the rain
My overcoat is worn, the pockets are all torn
I'm moving away from the pain

Tick-tock, the clock on the wall
No wonder we're losing time
Ring, ring, the old church bell
The bride and her love
Seeking guidance from above

Amber waves of grain bow in the prairie wind
I'm hearing Willie singing on the radio again
That song from 9/11 keeps ringing in my head
I'll always remember something Chris Rock said
Don't send no more candles, no matter what you do
Then Willie stopped singing and the prairie wind blew
The green kept rolling on for miles and miles
Fields of fuel rolling on for miles

Tick-tock, the clock on the wall
No wonder we're losing time
Toll, toll. The fallen soldier bell
The old church on the hill
Still standing when so many fell

Back when I was young, the birds blocked out the sun
Before the great migration south
We only shot a few, they last the winter through
Mother cooked them good and served them up
Somewhere a Senator sits in a leather chair
Behind a big wooden desk
The caribou we killed mean nothing to him
He took his money, just like all the rest

Tick-tock, the clock on the wall
No wonder we're losing time
Ring, ring, ring the wedding bells
The bride takes the ring
And the happy people sing