bird stealing bread

tell me baby tell me

are you still on the stoop

watching the windows close

i've not seen seen you lately

on the street

by the beach

or places we used to go

i've a picture of you

on our favorite day by the seaside

there's a bird stealing bread

that i brought out from under my nose

tell me baby tell me

does his company make

light of a rainy day

how i've missed you lately

and the way we would speak

and all that we wouldn't say

do his hands in your hair

feel a lot like a thing you believe in

or a bit like a bird stealing bread

out from under your nose

tell me baby tell me

do you carry the words

around like a key or change

i've been thinking lately

of a night on the stoop

and all that we wouldn't say

if i see you again

on the street

by the beach

in the evening

will you fly like a bird stealing bread

out from under my nose