If you and I br Had wings to fly - br Great wings like seagulls' wings - br How would we soar br Above the roar br Of loud unneeded things! br br We two would rise br Through changing skies br To blue unclouded space, br And undismayed br And unafraid br Meet the sun face to face. br br But wings we know not; br The feathers grow not br To carry us so high; br And low in the gloom br Of a little room br We weep and say good-bye.