While Supplies Last

There’s a coupon in the paper For half-off a sunset Buy one heartbeat, get a second While the stars are for sale yet There’s a songbird on the mailbox Singing clearance rack truths Every wrinkle is a receipt For the foolishness of youth The moon is just a nightlight With a battery running low The flowers wave like neighbors To the people they don’t know While supplies last Spin around and laugh Nothing here was built to stay Everything is slipping past While supplies last Hold somebody fast Kiss the world before it goes Love it while supplies last There’s a skeleton at breakfast Pouring sugar in his tea Says, “I used to be important Now I’m mostly memory” There’s a goldfish in a castle Making circles like he's king Every kingdom has a bubble Every bell forgets to ring The clouds are changing costumes The clocks are eating time And somewhere in the cupboard There’s a can without a rhyme While supplies last Spin around and laugh Nothing here was built to stay Everything is slipping past While supplies last Hold somebody fast Kiss the world before it goes Love it while supplies last The peaches bruise The empires rust The birthday candles Turn to dust The planets blink The teacups crack You wave goodbye They don’t wave back But oh, the pie was pretty good And oh, the band still plays And oh, we got to be here once In our ridiculous ways There’s a scarecrow wearing headphones In a field of final songs He says, “Everybody’s leaving But they hum as they move on” So I’ll dance beside the checkout With my basket full of air And a pocket full of pennies That I never got to spare While supplies last Spin around and laugh Nothing here was built to stay Everything is slipping past While supplies last Hold somebody fast Kiss the world before it goes Love it while supplies last The sign comes down The lights go black No refunds here No coming back But what a strange And shining blast To love a life While supplies last