[Verse 1] These knees don't bend like they used to bend But I still lose track of time Watching a beetle cross my boot It stopped to show its shiny behind The garden's gone a little wild There's a sunflower by the gate Didn't plant it, but there it stands Guess the birds redecorate [Chorus] Feet in the garden, head in the sky Watching those clouds go wandering by A little more crooked, a little more gray A flower child of the Milky Way Got fewer summers, still taking my time Let that old sun set when it likes A little more crooked, a little more gray A flower child of the Milky Way [Verse 2] My old tie-dye's a cleaning rag There's paint on yesterday's jeans I went outside to fetch the mail A spider strung its web across the beans A crow said something from the pine I answered, “Same to you” My coffee cooled while I stood there Watching the light come through [Chorus] Feet in the garden, head in the sky Watching those clouds go wandering by A little more crooked, a little more gray A flower child of the Milky Way Got fewer summers, still taking my time Let that old sun set when it likes A little more crooked, a little more gray A flower child of the Milky Way [Bridge] Tonight I'll pull a lawn chair out And let the porch light die Give these eyes a little time To find the deeper sky Some light left home before my birth And just got here today I'll raise my glass to travelers Who took the longer way [Outro] One last sip beneath the stars Then fold the chair and close the gate Tomorrow there's a weed to pull Tonight I think that weed can wait A flower child of the Milky Way
