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