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We Used To Be Birds

from Live at the Red Clay Theater by Jonathan Byrd

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We Used To Be Birds JByrd

You look at me. I look at you.
We used to be birds, navigating the night together.
You come to me. I come to you.
We used to be birds, calling out in the sky for each other.

Now here we are and no one knows we used to be birds.
It’s all there in the hinge of your hand, in the way we turn.
Did you ever wonder why you looked to the sky to find me?
I looked for you too and one day I knew we used to be birds.

You dance with me. I dance with you.
We used to be birds. Here’s a sweet little song to remind us.
You say my name. I say your name.
We used to be birds, on a branch in the night for the lovers to find us.

Now here we are and no one knows we used to be birds.
It’s all there in the hinge of my hand, in the way we turn.
Did you ever wonder why you looked to the sky to pray for me?
I prayed for you too and one day I knew we used to be birds.

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from Live at the Red Clay Theater, released January 27, 2015

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Jonathan Byrd Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Preacher's kid, Gulf War veteran, award-winning songwriter, Youtuber, teacher, and creativity coach from North Carolina.

“One of the top 50 songwriters of the last 50 years. ” — Chicago Tribune

“...a folk singer with the heart of a rock 'n' roll band.” — K. Oliver, Free Times.
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