Beneath this snowy mantle

"Snowbird"

Beneath this snowy mantle
Cold and clean
The unborn grass lies waiting
For its coat to turn to green
The snowbird sings a song
He always sings
And speaks to me of flowers
That will bloom again in spring

When I was young
My heart was young then too
Anything that it would tell me,
That's the thing
That I would do
But now I feel such emptiness within
For the thing that I want most in life
Is the thing I cannot win

Spread your tiny wings
And fly away
And take the snow back with you
Where it came from
On that day
The one I love forever is untrue
And if I could you know
That I would fly away with you

The breeze along the river
Seems to say
That she'll only break my heart again
Should I decide to stay
So little snowbird take me
With you when you go
To that land of gentle breezes
Where the peaceful waters flow

Gene MacLellan (m+w)

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