Alison Sudol - Bird of the Summer lyrics

You came with the season as
The first swallow sang
A brown headed stranger with
A five letter name
We planted our kisses where
The wild berries grow
My feet sprouted wings and I
Flew all the way home

My cheeks red like fire
Engines racing straight
To the heat of your skin
And I know our days are numbered
Early bird of the summer
You'll fly south just as the fall begins

The leaves changed their colors and
The schoolyards were filled
My coat with the patches barely
Keeps out the chill
You sent me a postcard from
A town out of state
I wish it were warmer and
I hope you're the same
The fields where we wandered were golden
Now only muddy my boots
And I know I should recover
You're a bird of the summer
I was wrong to try and capture you

Flight, flight

I met someone walking at a park by the lake
He don't fly like we did
But he don't fly away

Gone is the pale hand of winter
Here is the first flush of May
And soon I will discover whether
Birds of the summer
Fly in circles or just fly away