Burl Ives - Snowbird lyrics
[Burl Ives - Snowbird lyrics]
Beneath this snowy mantle, cold and clean
The unborn grass lies waiting for it's
Coat to turn to green
The snowbird sings a song he always sings
And speaks to me of flowers that
Will bloom again in spring
When I was young my heart was young then too
Anything that it would tell me
That's the thing that I would do
But now I feel such emptiness within
For the thing that I want most in
Life is the thing I can't win
Spread your tiny wings and fly away
And take the snow back with you
Where it came from on that day
The one I love forever is untrue
And if I could, you know that I would
Fly away with you
The breeze along the river seems to say
That she'll only break my heart again
Should I decide to stay
So little snowbird take me with
You when you go
To that land of gentle breezes
Where the peaceful waters flow
The unborn grass lies waiting for it's
Coat to turn to green
The snowbird sings a song he always sings
And speaks to me of flowers that
Will bloom again in spring
When I was young my heart was young then too
Anything that it would tell me
That's the thing that I would do
But now I feel such emptiness within
For the thing that I want most in
Life is the thing I can't win
Spread your tiny wings and fly away
And take the snow back with you
Where it came from on that day
The one I love forever is untrue
And if I could, you know that I would
Fly away with you
The breeze along the river seems to say
That she'll only break my heart again
Should I decide to stay
So little snowbird take me with
You when you go
To that land of gentle breezes
Where the peaceful waters flow