Birds in a Line

Well the sun is going down
And so is her head
A whole bottle of ten dollar wine
And now it's time for bed

You should've seen her dance
When she was just 21
A Bic lighter held high to the sky
A soul on the run

And the wind came around
And moved her from that dream
And the wind came around
And made her want to scream
The rain came down
And washed her sins clean
Whatever they may be
Whatever they may be

Twenty years passed
And so have her mom and her dad
A world more beautiful with every day
But it takes everything you had

You should've heard her sing
When time was an ocean at dawn
Her feet firm on every grain of sand
She sang her favorite song

And the wind came around
And woke her from that dream
And the wind came around
And made her want to scream
And the rain fell down
And washed her sins clean
Whatever they may be
Whatever they may be

The birds fly in a line
Across an endless sky
To a promised land they cannot see
No matter how hard they try

You should've heard her laugh
When her heart was on fire
There was nothing to find in this world
But love and desire

And the wind came around
And woke her from that dream
And the wind came around
And made her want to scream
And the rain fell down
And washed her sins clean
Whatever they may be
Whatever they may be

Max Cassady, 2016, Fairhope, Alabama