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Birds of Passage (himself live)

from himself live by Andy White

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I had to get back to Belfast City
where the jeeps are green
and the girls are pretty
London town’s been getting me down
got to get out
before the leaves turn brown

You and me both
heading North
backdoor drifters
on an exile’s course

Belfast city
but it could be anywhere
we’re birds of passage
flying through the air

Birds of passage
leaving no forwarding address
no name no number no nationality
and no need to even impress

The marching band plays
snare-shot tirades
while Mother Ireland sways
like a stripper on stage
and the politicians mix religious drinks
with a twist of the tricks they nicked
from all the Old Testament plagues

You and me both
staying up late
playing tapes
well past the sell-by date

Birds of passage
leaving no forwarding address
it pays to wait all week to discover
Sunday’s best

Everything American is on sale
because it happened in a movie
so long ago
up and down the women go
talking about the cinema
on the Sandy Row

You and me know
being born here
wanting to leave
is like learning how to breathe

For us birds of passage
leaving no forwarding address
me in my passport suit
you in your non-political party dress

Now it’s getting near time
to be moving on
getting restless doesn’t take that long
I’ll meet you at the clock
down by the docks
where the birds swoop down
from their parking lots

You and me both
driven so close
the pillow is our pillar
and the coast our post

Birds of passage
we’re leaving no forwarding address
oh when we fly this close
I can almost feel your
your breath

Birds of passage
flying from the face of failure
right into success
too much
no today no tomorrow
don’t they even know
the meaning of the word yes

They should try a little hometown
a little hometown tenderness

I’d rather have roses than guns

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from himself live, released January 31, 2021

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Andy White Belfast, UK

Belfast songwriter, has guitar wants to travel. Latest album - Good Luck I Hope You Make It

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