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If I was a bird
I would surely fly
Straight to you
'Cross the wide-blue sky
Over the mountains
No matter how high they might be
I wouldn't rest
Till I could see you again.

But when you'd see me
I wonder what you'd say?
Would you say: "Shoo, little bird --
Go fly away!
Get back where you came from,
Wherever that may be.
Go 'way, little bird --
Stop botherin' me."
And I'd say:
"Don't you remember?
We were lovers --
I know there've been others,
But only one you,
And I can't seem to get you
out of my mind and my heart,
And I know we've been apart for a long time,
But you're still a part of me."
Would you say:
"Why did you fly away,
That day so long ago?
Did you know where you were going,
Or simply that you needed to be gone?"
And I'd say:
"Without a specific destination,
One can only wander.
How could I know that all the years
Would lead me back to you?
I've flown so far
Over mountains and rivers
And prairies and oceans,
But I couldn't feel the pain
That lingered in my heart...
And I couldn't see you
So I flew away
Without one word --
What could I say?
Could've said I'm sorry
But I'm not sure that it's true
If this long journey
Leads me back to you...
And I know we've been apart for a long time
But I still believe I'm
Still a part of you...
But I'm not a bird --
I don't have wings
And I can't fly to find
What the future brings --
But if I could,
I know just what I'd do:
I would fly
Fly
Straight back to you
Straight back to you
I would fly straight back to you."