For The Birds Lyrics by Juliana Hatfield

For The Birds

I really had to go downtown.
Go downtown and hang around.
Was not prepared for what I found.
A baby bird was lyin on the ground.

Lying there in front of my feet.
Dying there right next to the street.
I picked it up and felt its heat.
I tried to wake her up but she wanted to sleep.

Im trying, and Im trying, and Im trying
But I cant get away from the thought.
Its dying, its dying, its dying,
And its something that I couldnt stop.
Youre lying, youre lying, if you say
Its gonna make it cos I know that its not.

Hanging on a telephone line.
Witnessing a million crimes.
Ive been alone all this time.
Id call someone but I dont have a dime.

I dont care for boys or girls.
Id rather hang around with the birds.
Humans only wreck the world.
Theyd kill your whole family for a string of pearls.

Im trying, and Im trying, and Im trying
But I cant get away from the thought.
Were dying, were dying, were dying.
Our insides are starting to rot.
Youre lying, youre lying, if you say
Were okay, cos maybe were not.

Ooh, ooh, ooh... ooh ooh. ooh, ooh, ooh... ooh ooh.
Ooh, ooh, ooh... ooh ooh. ooh, ooh, ooh... ooh ooh.
Oooh... ooh ooh... ooh

If I had wings Id try to fly.
But they dont make it harder to die.
You can take it up to the sky.
But no one ever stays that high.
High... high

Im trying, and Im trying, and Im trying
But I cant get away from the thought.
Im dying, Im dying.
I already gave away all that Ive got.
Im lying, Im lying, if I say
That Im cool cos really Im not.