The Bird Lyrics - These Four Walls - Shawn Colvin

I might go to the mountain to spy 

And I see all the pretty snow 

And I dream that dream 

I dream no matter where I go 

We were still young like when we met 

And I hadn't fucked it all up yet 

And you wanted me 

To be with you like before 

What I like about time is it don't ask why 

What I like about love is it makes me cry 

What I like about the bird is she don't need 

Nothing but sky 

And I know you tried to tell me then 

No one could bear the shit I put on them 

And I guess you wonder why you even let me in 

Well, so do I 

And in my dream I never make you pay 

For all the things you did and did not say 

I was ready to be good to you 

And make you stay 

And you took me to the carnival town 

And we rode the rides up and down 

And we watched the birds watch us smile 

And then they flew away 

What I like about time is it don't ask why 

What I like about love is it makes me cry 

What I like about the bird is she don't need 

Nothing but sky 

And I know you think my life's a crime 

And you talk about it to your wife sometimes 

You all shake your heads and sigh, oh, believe me 

I shake mine