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Blackbird On The Wire

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Blackbird On The Wire

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Eyes to take you dancing,

Mouth to leave your wife,

Legs to run away with, and you wonder why

Heart that makes you bypass every other girl

Smile that keeps you grinning at the madness of this world

And like the blackbird on the wire

I will not take prey on you,

You wouldn't want me to

For I'm too soft for such a thing

And like the blackbird on the wire

I just watch you by

The tears I knew I'd cry

Fall unnoticed down below.

Front to make you happy

Back to make you weep

Lips to keep you kissing

Whilst everyone's asleep

Tears to break a backbone

Laughs to win a war

And people come and ask me what I love you for

But like the blackbird on the wire

I will not take prey on you,

You wouldn't want me to

For I'm too soft for such a thing

And like the Blackbird on the wire

I just watch you by

The tears I knew I'd cry

Fall unnoticed down below

And with a tongue built from quick silver

And a character of steel

They actually come and ask me how I feel

And like the blackbird on the wire

I will not take prey on you,

You wouldn't want me to

For I'm too soft for such a thing

And like the blackbird on the wire

I just watch you by

The tears I knew I'd cry

Fall unnoticed down below,

down below,

down below,

down below.

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