Iron & Wine: Flightless Bird, American Mouth
Iron & Wine: (Chorus)
Flightless bird, can't you see
The raindrops in your eyes are weeping for the life you've pined for
American mouth, you were the song that couldn't be wrong
But you threw it all away for a fistful of cash and a promise of love
Verse 1:
She loved you, you said, but she was crying in her bed
When she dreamed about the world and what it would become
She cried, and she said, "Take me away from here"
And you laughed and said, "No one ever leaves this town"
Chorus:
Flightless bird, can't you see
The raindrops in your eyes are weeping for the life you've pined for
American mouth, you were the song that couldn't be wrong
But you threw it all away for a fistful of cash and a promise of love
Verse 2:
You left her with the scarce memories of your touch and the way you spoke
She woke up, crying, feeling like she'd been to hell and back again
And she knew that she would always be a prisoner to her memories
And you were just a stranger on the road, singing songs of another town
Chorus:
Flightless bird, can't you see
The raindrops in your eyes are weeping for the life you've pined for
American mouth, you were the song that couldn't be wrong
But you threw it all away for a fistful of cash and a promise of love
Outro:
Flightless bird, fly away now
American mouth, don't speak anymore.