bird makin'
coffee in the kitchen
And there's a rifle out back
smokin' cigarettes
He don't ever really feel
like talking,
it don't matter what she says
And the bird is always dreaming
out the window
Looking at that big wide open sky
And the rifle, he used to be a dreamer,
but he wasn't meant to fly
Something down on the ground
won't let her out, it holds her in
And he's afraid if she flies
she'll never come home again
Something about the bird in her
spreading those wings
Always brings the rifle out in him
Well the rifle loves the bird
when she's singing
And he knows every word to every song
And the bird she loves will rival
Cause he's dangerous,
stubborn and strong
Something down on the ground
Won't let her out, it holds her in
He's afraid if she flies,
she'll never come home again
There's something about
the bird in her
Spreading those wings
Al ways brings the rifle out
in him
And one night when the au
tumn wind was perfect
The rival drank his whiskey
and went to bed
And he never even heard
the window open
And she ain't come back yet
Ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh
Ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh
you