Wings of a Blackbird

Wings of a Blackbird
I can see the beautiful blackbird flying
With a broken heart you’re silently crying
　
You cry the tears of want and desire
He has gone and put out your fire
　
He made you feel like a stranger in this place
All you have left is a photograph of his face
　
Just one more time love has let you down
Your tender heart is in pieces on the ground
　
How you wish like the blackbird you could fly
Spread your wings and kiss the velvet sky
　
You pray the Lord wash away all of your sins
Just as another night of heartache begins
　
Wish you were as free as that blackbird now
Want to change your path but don’t know how
　
Your path has always been winding and long
Want to find a home where your heart belongs
　
Through your tears you kiss his picture goodnight
Pray in your soul everything’s going to be alright
　
Wish you could gather all of the love in his heart
And show him how lonely he will be apart
　
You need his love to make it through the night
Instead you’ll lay sleepless till morning light
　
Fell like you’re drowning in a pool of your tears
Wish you could take back all of those broken years
　
On the wings of a blackbird he flew into the twilight
Took all of your dreams and flew out of sight
　
He just flew away like a blackbird on his wings
The song of a broken heart your soul now sings
　
　
By Gary Edward Allen 2018 ©