Bird Songs

head in the clouds rolling over

mind like a weed

here hell on my home

broken whistle still sounds like something

then the coal rocks holding me down

darling oh darling

you lost your mind sleeping in

out here the sun grows & the stars they show

i wish you could hear the bird songs

what tells of you now & your life on the range

those dog days squandering trumpets for trains

when i hear them now it all sounds the same

keep hauling these days with nothing to keep

darling oh darling

you lost your mind sleeping in

out here the sun grows & the stars they show

i wish you could hear the bird song

put the boots down they don’t shine

the radio always burns on your favorite song

darling oh darling

you lost your mind sleeping in

out here the sun grows and the stars they show

i wish you could hear the bird songs

darling oh darling

all the joy now when was it spent?

you never saw what the hell was gone

i wish you could hear the bird songs