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The Night Before Your Birthday
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Andrew Bird
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On the night before your birthday I set down to write this song But I was, I wasn't sure what to say Afraid these words'll come out wrong That you will always be my darlin' 'Til the end, end of measured time Like that pair of nestin' starlings We're growin' more and more entwined How the hell did you know When all you know is what you don't know? Stumble in the wilderness Burrs hopelessly stuck Instinct finally worked for once Or was it just, or was it just dumb luck? And it's not like strikin' lightnin' (Not like strikin' lightnin') That keeps breakin' Heaven's vows (Breakin' Heavеn's vows) Or that slow and vicious tightenin' (Slow and vicious tightenin') That what the hеart allows (What the heart allows) I could count the ways I love you But I was never one for maths While the heavens up above you Keep gettin' filled with sociopaths Oh, siestas in June Catlike repose Lightnin' in the afternoon Lizards on the tile Music from another room Let's just linger, let's just linger for a while On the night before your birthday I set down to write this song But I wasn't sure what to say Afraid these words'll come out wrong
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