Cardinal Song

There's times I think about my old life
See the world from those eyes, and what I've come to find
I'm just a traveler on the wrong side of the road
And where them Carolina red birds fly, I'll go

And my old ways, things I've come to know
They left me on my own, they hung me out to dry
I'm just a stranger in a land I can't call home
And where them Carolina red birds fly, I'll go

Well I know that road you drive ain't only but a highway
You may find your way I'm told
Hell that alone ain't gonna get you by babe
But you'll never know just what you left behind babe
I went wayward chasing Dixie, now I'm searching for my soul
And where them Carolina red birds fly, I'll go

In that silence, hear the dogwoods crying
Darling have you tried writing songs to dry your eyes
I'm playing music to a crowd that never shows
And where them Carolina red birds fly, I'll go

And this fast pace has got me in a bad way
The city lights don't last, they just burn it out all night
I'm in a starlit sky but I can't seem to glow
And where them Carolina red birds fly, I'll go

Well I know that road you're on gets lonelier with time babe
You may find your weight in gold
Hell that alone ain't gonna get you by babe
I miss when life was made for living or something like it I suppose
And where them Carolina red birds fly, I'll go

Well I'm miles away for now and darling how I need you so
Where them Carolina red birds fly, I'll go
Where them Carolina red birds fly, I'm home