two hungry blackbirds

lovers accustomed to tragedy

see every kiss in the window across the street

breezes and blessings passin' by

oh

i'm in the shade of the dogwood tree

not the one where you told your name to me

two hungry blackbirds land nearby

oh

if i could be over you when the sky starts fallin'

would you be happy under me?

if i could be under you if the earth was burnin'

could you be trusted over me?

spoke to a mother whose baby drowned

gave me advice

or a rumor she once heard

heaven's a distance