Found a marble by the sink

Blue glass, chipped on the edge

Rolled it in my palm all day

Like a tiny storm I kept

You said, "What'd you find?"

I said, "A piece of sky"

We laughed at the way it shined

Then it vanished by the fries

Now I check my coat

My cup, my floor

Little things escape

Then come back for more

Pocketful of marbles

Pocketful of marbles

Spinning back to me

Pocketful of marbles

Pocketful of marbles

That's how it has to be

(Back to me)

At the bus stop, under rain

I saw three on the curb

Green, gold, and one like smoke

Lined up like a word

I bent down slow

Like I knew your name

Even small lost things

Still want to play the game

Now I check my coat

My cup, my floor

Little things escape

Then come back for more

Pocketful of marbles

Pocketful of marbles

Spinning back to me

Pocketful of marbles

Pocketful of marbles

That's how it has to be

(Back to me)

Maybe that's us

Half gone, half found

Tumbling through the cracks

Coming home around

One more turn

One more shine

Hold what you can

While it's mine, mine, mine

Pocketful of marbles

Pocketful of marbles

Spinning back to me

Pocketful of marbles

Pocketful of marbles

That's how it has to be

Pocketful of marbles

Pocketful of marbles

Stay in my pocket, please

(Back to me)