Meter's clicking in the cold
Stories that the gutters hold
Grey sky turns to heavy lead
City streets are nearly dead
Caught in the apple tree bough
White on the wintery brow
Paper wing stuck in the sleet
High above the frozen street
Saw a kid with a folded sheet
Running fast on concrete heat
Threw it high to touch the blue
Now the winter wind blew through
Caught in the apple tree bough
White on the wintery brow
Paper wing stuck in the sleet
High above the frozen street
Cold rain turns to powdered glass
Watching all the taxis pass
Silver branches hold a prize
Hiding from the tired eyes
Caught in the apple tree bough
White on the wintery brow
Paper wing stuck in the sleet
High above the frozen street
Fare is paid and the engine hums
Waiting for the morning drums
Old men know how things will fold
Stories that the winters told
Dusk is settling on the stone
Left the little bird alone
One sharp turn on the empty road
Carry home the heavy load
Stop the car by the orchard gate
Something small is left to fate
White page on a frozen limb
Light is growing grey and dim
Caught in the apple tree bough
White on the wintery brow
Paper wing stuck in the sleet
High above the frozen street
Paper wing, frozen white
Out of sight, out of light