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Spanish Bird

from Strange New State by Common Jack

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In my sleep I heard your voice a-singin’
Like a quiet call from some wide open space
And as the forest seems to keep a-fallin’
I bent my back to keep your corner safe.

So I flew on boots of leather from Murcia
To the place where I was told they saw you last.
But I was overrun by horses of ‘Lucia
So I hung from branches til they galloped past.

And from where I clung all I could see
Was swallowed by the sound of you in the cherry tree.
Your song was all I heard
Sweet Spanish bird.

Maybe we could take a small siesta
Down among the waves in Bay Biscay
To wash away the years of all our yearning
And drown the sieve that sucked our time away.

And victorious we’d ride in through the archway
To greet the people who were waiting there
And celebrate our fortune with the farmers
Who planted seeds for us inside the square.

And from where I stood all I could see
Was swallowed by the sound of you in the cherry tree.
Your song was all I heard
Sweet Spanish bird.

Well I hope you find a way to come flying back to me
Cause I know I’ve done my best to wait so patiently,
And after two long years I swear I’ll always stay.

Yeah there’s nothing left to say
Except something I’ll forget in just a day
Cause darling bird you know how much I want you
So spread your wings like a smile across my face.

And from where I stood all that I could see
Was swallowed by the sound of you in the cherry tree.
Your song was all I heard
Sweet Spanish bird.

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from Strange New State, released September 9, 2016

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