• Reaching high into the heavens
    to pick the pretty stars
    just like I gather fireflies
    I'll place them in crystal jars

    the darkness closes from all sides
    so I shall make a plan
    to gather all those twinkling stars
    oh, wouldn't that be grand

    into the center of every room,
    I'd hang a brilliant star
    the blinking light, would shine so bright
    through windows near and far

    I would also place a shining star
    on a chain of gold
    gently, hang it around my true loves neck
    so he could have and hold

    I'd select a special star for you
    my dearest, kind true friend
    then place it in a gold lined box
    and pray the twinkling would never end