Lyrics

I’m kinda in the habit of countin’ birds
And I saw 50 grackles in my backyard yesterday
If I was an animal I think I’d like to be
A bird so free

I’d glide across the prairie wide
Catch a snake and then I’d spread my wings and fly off again
I’d find a perch on high, keep a watchful eye
And then again I’d fly

CHORUS
Like five crows circling the trees
And a thousand starlings dancin’ with ease
How I’d like to be
I wanna be a bird so free
A bird so free

But I’m standing here at my kitchen door
And I saw a dozen mourning doves just this morn
What’s the message they have for me?
Peace and company
And a little understanding

But even the birds, even the sky
Know it’s not all black and white to divide
There’s spectrums invisible, ultraviolet light
And my naked eye

CHORUS
Sees five crows circling the trees
And a thousand starlings dancing with ease
How I’d like to be
I wanna be a bird so free
A bird so free

So come on everybody we’re gettin’ clear
We’re goin’ everywhere by stayin’ here
Not everything has to be so sentimental
When it all gets broken down it’s just elemental
Still, I feel it all so much it seems so consequential
So I’m singin’ it out loud in case it’s influential

Now it’s down in the fall and the wind is chill
And there’s not one humming bird hummin’ anywhere around here
But the songs that filled the air still liner in mind
All the time

CHORUS
Like five crows circling the trees
And a thousand starlings dancing with ease
How I’d like to be
I wanna be a bird so free
A bird so free
A bird so free
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