Bruce Cockburn Starwheel Lyrics

Starwheel Lyrics

Orion's high in the south-west sky --

You're bound to move on and so am
I

On this world we've had time to burn --

how come nobody ever
seems to learn?

See how the starwheel turns. 



Crystal drift
on the whistling wind --

Constant change is the space we're in

You
may use a slide rule or a golden crown

But nothing's worth it that you
can pin down --

See how the starwheel turns. 



Don't go
playing no shell game with God --

Only Satan's going to give you odds

We're given love and love must be returned --

That's all the bearings
that you need to learn

See how the starwheel turns.