Blackbirds On A Wire Lyrics

The day he left me I went to her grave, placed the petals of a dried up ros eon the ground
I said I understand now what you must have felt
and the blackbirds on the wire said the rest

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Ellen I was more like you than my mother or father
my brothers or sister
I know just what you wanted to do: to shatter the cold with sweetness but be bold and to play sweet tunes
all the day long
The shadows followed me as I walked up the hill
Took a shortcut through the woods but here they are still
See darkness clings to me like I'm its mother
but death will never be a child of mine
When I got home I fell face down on my bed
Tears drenched the quilt I slept on as a girl
You can't go back
Love can hurt more than can be told
I just hope it's different when I'm old
Ellen I was more like you than my mother or father
my brothers or sister
I know just what you wanted to do:
To shatter the cold with sweetness but be bold
and to play sweet tunes all the day long
The meadow is dry but the sun still shines
The pond is ice but the streams still run
And any time I can take no more of this
I'll sing to the blackbird on the wire