Exalt the passerby
A captive lionized
Object in human form
A fire to keep warm
But much to my surprise
As morning burns my eyes
I wake up in a sweat
The blaze is steady yet

I'm a daylily gardener
Again I fail to heed the night

The costume of respect
Lies heavy on the neck
The garden's evergreen
No climate too extreme
And much to my surprise
Sure as the Sun did rise
I draft my brief regrets
Lest I sound saccharine

I'm a daylily gardener
Again I fail to heed the night
I'm a daylily gardener
Zero wrongs don't make it right

Daylily gardener
Again I fail to heed the night
I'm a daylily gardener
Zero wrongs don't make it right