Nightbirds - Grant Lee Phillips Lyrics
Nightbirds
Only come out after dark
Hear 'em all singin' nightbirds
Crying like no meadowlark
Velvet and pearls mausoleum girls
Leathery jacketed boys
Out on a limb at the end of the bar
Shunned from the island of joy
And set ya free
Waiting for the silver door to swing wide
Like a jailbird's dream, dream
Powder and gloves night doves
Only come out after hours
Think with perfume by the light of the tomb
Fresh as a funeral flower
Waiting for the silver moon to come and set ya free
Waiting for the silver door to swing wide
Like a jailbird's dream
Feathers and furs nightbirds
Only come out after dark
Hear 'em all singin' nightbirds
Crying like no meadowlark