I've been walking in the mornings
With my worried friend
And she's been working on this crazy quilt
For months on end
And she's fighting with the colors and the stitches
And the batting and the backing
And the chemo in her hands
And she's piecing it together the best that she can
And these quilts that she's made
They cover all her walls
She's run out of places to put them
And she says, What do I do? What do I do with them all?
I don't know who I am
And she's piecing it together the best that she can
And she's piecing it together the best that she can

And it's all we know
So we sing and sew the best that we can
Just keep walking, keep on talking up and down these hills
Just keep singing, keep believing in this crazy quilt

I've been walking in the mornings
With my worried friend
And I've been working on these crazy songs
For months on end
And I'm fighting with the meaning and the meter
And the voicings and the choices in my hands
And I'm piecing it together the best that I can