As the Crow Flies Lyrics

As you left your nest you did your best

To prepare for the journey cold

So let freedom ring as you spread your wings

And you soared to what the future holds

But the destination came to fast

When you found your journey at an end

Rushed the straightest lines over fields and skies

And found life fast approaching a bend

Soon the scope of your sky starts shrinking

Your sunny day turns to a wintry cold

The horizon gets further and further then

A simple line becomes a boundary's hold

And your freedom gets bogged down by thinking

Of a future tragedy that comes your way

And soon you sit, hoping and praying

Just for your one and only perfect day

As the world keeps letting you good

Watching as the crowds keep passing you by

Are you happy with the life you know you'll find

When you're going as the crow flies

As you play by ear for years and years

Always hoping for the life you're owed

But when you breakdown from the tears and fears

The reward was not the way was sold

So you strike out over curves and swerves

A wayfarer with a wanderlust

Only through your search for what you deserve

A trajectory to readjust

As the world keeps letting you good

Watching as the crowds keep passing you by

Are you happy with the life you know you'll find

When you're going as the crow flies

Cos you kept off the path less taken

Plotted the simplest route that you could find

Followed promises of teachers and elders

And lived long enough to see they lied

But the scope of your winds start reaching

To new heights that surely you can climb

With a comforting flock to follow

Your brand new wingspan have finally found their time