I was just a boy when I sat down  To watch the news on TV  I saw some ordinary slaughter  I saw some routine atrocity  My father said, don't look away  You got to be strong, you got to be bold, now  He said, that in the end it is beauty  That is going to save the world, now    And she moves among the sparrows  And she floats upon the breeze  She moves among the flowers  She moves something deep inside of me    I was walking around the flower show like a leper  Coming down with some kind of nervous hysteria  When I saw you standing there, green eyes, black hair  Up against the pink and purple wisteria  You said, hey, nature boy, are you looking at me  With some unrighteous intention?  My knees went weak,  I couldn't speak, I was having thoughts  That were not in my best interests to mention    And she moves among the flowers  And she floats upon the smoke  She moves among the shadows  She moves me with just one little look    You took me back to your place  And dressed me up in a deep sea diver's suit  You played the patriot, you raised the flag  And I stood at full salute  Later on we smoked a pipe that struck me dumb  And made it impossible to speak  As you closed in, in slow motion,  Quoting Sappho, in the original Greek    She moves among the shadows  She floats upon the breeze  She moves among the candles  And we moved through the days  and through the years    Years passed by, we were walking by the sea  Half delirious  You smiled at me and said, Babe  I think this thing is getting kind of serious  You pointed at something and said  Have you ever seen such a beautiful thing?  It was then that I broke down  It was then that you lifted me up again    She moves among the sparrows  And she walks across the sea  She moves among the flowers  And she moves something deep inside of me    She moves among the sparrows  And she floats upon the breeze  She moves among the flowers  And she moves right up close to me