ONLY BY DESIGN Music & lyrics by Terrance Zdunich and Saar Hendelman
Days of rose and twine Are only by design Every loop and hitch Every catch and stitch Every hem and line Every gore and jut Every bias cut Every hem and line Days of brick and pine Are only by design Every hallway paned Every window stained Every frame aligned Every column steeled Every corner sealed Every frame aligned Days of bread and wine Are only by design Every petal worked Every spirit corked Every silver shined Every furnace lit Every lamb and spit Every silver shined Days of ours and thine Are only by design Every turn is lief To the grand motif Every book and spine Every pupil trained Every watch and chain Every book and spine How will you dress for the party? Filed and pressed at the wall There's a serving cap and a pail and a post to call If you earn your place at the ball