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"Bird on a Powerline" lyrics
Bird on a Powerline
Clicking up the sidewalk with your phone in your hand
Stop to check your heel by the newspaper stand
I’d like to think that I could be a part of your plan
But I know
You stopped at the coffee shop on Jackson and 8th
Picked up a donut and a cafe au lait
You never had a reason to look over my way
I know
I’m just a bird on a power line
Nothing to you
Just another one of a hundred or two
I can’t help watching every thing you do
I’m like a bird on a powerline
I’d introduce myself but what would I say?
My mind is empty as you’re walking away
It’s murder living with these crows another day
Still I know
I’d fly right to you but I’m still as a stone
Just like the statues I spend my Wednesdays on
You brought heaven here with you
And now that you’re gone
I know
I’m just a bird on a power line
Nothing to you
Just another one of a hundred or two
I can’t help watching every thing you do
I’m like a bird on a powerline
I wish that I hadn’t seen you today
It’s hard to take
I wish that i could look away
But it’s a hard habit to break
For a bird on a powerline
About my song
This is a track on Eric Erdman’s new album My Brothers Keepers release date 6/21/12. Music produced by Ricky Hirsch of the band Wet Willie, featuring violin by Tom Morley