birds

Bic Runga

Take your time make peace with the day
Lying on the ground and cold feet
And never mind what people will say
Talking is thoughtless and cheap

I only said it to be kind
I won't pretend to be naive
And thoughts arrive like leaves on the page
Trying and hoping to be

You and I like birds in a cage
Dreaming how once we were free
The evening closes on the wire
I saw you hiding in the leaves
Don't leave me hanging all the while
A shadow underneath the trees

I only want you to be mine
I only want you to be free
If either one of us is right
It must be sealed to be believed

I only want you to be mine
I only want you to be free