Snow Owl

i cry in the truckbed because you're gone again
but whenever you're near, i wish you'd understand
that in the winter, the birds, they fly away free
but in the spring they return to their loves happily

oh, i ain't no snow owl, i won't be no redbird
i'll only sing for you, darlin', when i know i'll be heard

so, it's so long, darlin', so long, my love
i can't stay through the winter, i won't be your mourning dove

in the autumn leaves change and they fall away
trees are bare in the winter, and everything's gray
but in springtime, the buds break and waters they flow
and in summertime, honey, everything grows

oh, i ain't no snow owl, i won't be no redbird
i'll only sing for you, darlin', when i know i'll be heard

i ain't no snow owl, won't sing a mourning dove's song
i won't stay through the winter, so darlin', so long.
i won't stay through your winter, so darlin', so long.