Sweet Bird

I was 24 on a beach in California Single soaking in the rays Pretty girls laying out all around me Even then I knew these were the good old days Went down and jumped in the ocean There on the incoming wave A pelican was riding the updraft And as he glided by I heard the wind say Sweet bird where have you gone You were just here and now you've flown You had the most beautiful song Sweet bird where have you gone I was 36 in a hospital in Denver She was in labor for 17 hours And the moment they brought in our baby Time just stopped and the universe was ours And a dove landed outside on the window And made the most beautiful song And you and I just looked at each other And inside I could hear both of us sing along Now as I look in the mirror It's just so hard to believe The old man staring back at me Could somehow really be me Now I hear the song of the robin I hear the song of the dove And suddenly there is no mystery here The name of the song is love