Mockingbird

Who was I before

I took it on the chin

Watching a little more

Of me blow away on the wind

I listened to the whispers

Bending out of shape

To fit into a picture

I didn't even want to take

Like a mockingbird

Singing a thousands songs

That don't belong to me

Just to see who's listening

The song of a mockingbird

Hidden within my palm

The one that's just for me

But if you listen closely

And get a little bit lucky

You just might hear my melody

My secret melody

I patchworked myself together

Strung a fence across the plains

Tried to tame it all for better

But some wilds you just can't claim

If beauty's in the eye

I'm gonna be mindful where I look

I wanna get a bird's eye from the sky

Of every chance I took

Like a mockingbird

Singing a thousands songs

That don't belong to me

Just to see who's listening

The song of a mockingbird

Hidden within my palm

The one that's just for me

But if you listen closely

And get a little bit lucky

You just might hear my melody

My secret melody

Naw, it ain't fancy

It ain't especially fine

Oh, but it's mine

I know that it's mine

I'm a mockingbird

Singing a thousands songs

That don't belong to me

Just to see who's listening

The song of a mockingbird

Hidden within my palm

The one that's just for me

But if you listen closely

And get a little bit lucky

Oh, you just might hear my melody

My secret melody

It's my melody

My secret melody