Passerine Bird Lyrics

Darling when he holds you near

You wince like you're made of bird bones

If he thinks you'd give an inch

He'd be taking a mile

Denying all the contra-evidence

And making yourself easy to convince

You volunteer to lock your pen

Sing us a song- you're my passerine bird

On and on

What to do now

Darling when I saw you in the eaves

Preening your down like a swallow

If that's the finery we'd weave

I'd go naked tomorrow

Starting such an awful precedent

To better hide a lack of confidence

Though you try to change my mind

Sing me a song- you're my passerine bird

On and on

What to do now