Birds Fly Home

Birds fly home in the springtime Home fromwhencethey came And if you love 'em you won't clip the wing Or they'llneverflysouthagain You know thatfeelingin the fall When you know its time to go And I know aroostwhere we'restilleating fruit And there'snevergloom or snow But I'm no bird of paradise And I don't live in the shade Feather up the nest or go find all the rest Or just die in acomfylittle cage Birds fly home in the springtime Home fromwhencethey came And if you love 'em you won't clip the wing Or they'llneverflysouthagain Itneverfeels like I'm leaving It justfeelslike I'mgoinghome Might flytogethertoconquerthe weather Or Imightjust sing alone I'm noslaveto the seasons But I'mchainedto thezenithof the sun Imightcry or Imightlay down and die Butflyingaint for everyone Birds fly home in the springtime Home fromwhencethey came And if you love 'em you won't clip the wing Or they'llneverflysouthagain