Bye bye, Birdie (I"ll Fly Away)

[But our wings have now grown in

And it's time to toughen our skin

So free me

Because I'm freeing you.]

Bye bye, birdie,

fly away home,

look in the mirror and

see how you've grown,

there's no place like gravity

so out you must go,

out from the shadows

to the sunshine below,

out from the thoughts

that have made you a child,

out from the passions that

made you run wild,

there's no space for trembling

and you're not alone,

so bye bye, birdie,

fly away home.

bye bye, birdie,

fly away home.

there's place for the faces

of all you have known,

don't eat the seeds

of the gardens you've sown,

when you're not in the music

just pick up the phone,

for they'll sing to you over

and over again,

though when you can come

back no one knows when,

while over the meadows

and green fields you roam,

singing bye bye, birdie,

fly away home.

bye bye, birdie,

come back home,

it's been a long time

and we're changing the tone

of the ringing and singing

that was calling you out,

you'll come back to banners

while we cry and shout

of your newfound priorities

responsibilities and such

we know that you're young

and this seems a bit much

but we promise, the takeoff

is easier than pie,

so spread out your wings now

and go touch the sky,

remember you're welcome

in this place that you've known,

so bye bye, birdie,

and come back home.