verse 1 I could have painted your lines I could have dined on your open mind I pulled the chaff from the wheat Got along when you're less discreet Chorus But I was still a silhouette, hey-y-y-y And baby Moses on the steps, hey-y-y-y I was praying for the word that you'd let me stay verse 2 If you fall from the sun Count your blessings and call me at once If you spit in my eyes And you'd left me but one surprise verse 3 I could have filled up a house With the notes of an unlocked mouth, or notes of my mouth I could have taken a wife I could have heard you had lost the fight, anyway Chorus But I was still a silhouette, hey-y-y-y And baby Moses on the steps, hey-y-y-y I was praying for the word that you'd let me stay Guitar Solo Bridge I'm at most of the bad timing I have cut off my hand and tried to dig in I'm at most of the bad timing, ohhhhh, oh verse 3 Sew your tears to my feet Shake em hard when they fall asleep Tie a rope to my shoes Tell me that is what you had to do It's what you had to do, anyway