Make Something Good

I wanted to make something sweet
 The blood inside the maple tree
 The sunlight trapped inside the wood
 Make something good
 I wanted to make something strong
 An organ pipe in a cathedral
 That stays in tune through a thousand blooms
 Make something good
 It's gonna take a long, long time
 But we're gonna make something so fine
 I wanted to make something pure
 Emerald field from steer manure
 A wild-eyed child in a moonlit room
 Make something good
 I wanted to make something built to last
 A bottled ship with a golden mast
 And through the squall the course stays true
 Make something good
 Make something good
 It's gonna take a long, long time
 But we're gonna make something so fine
 It's gonna take a long, long time
 But we're gonna make something so fine