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All the Bonnie Birds

from Prisoners of the Heart by Mark Lucas

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Sooner or later our young leave the nest and fly away- their leaving is bittersweet and, particularly in these troubled times, the emptiness can be palpable.

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I’ve never been to New York never seen those Northern Lights
I’m down here under the Southern Cross and I feel alright
But I saw the way you looked that day with your baby blues so bright
Through those eyes I could see the world but now you’re drifting out
of sight

All the bonnie birds have flown
The lights are going down
There’s no place like home
And I need you now

You were always the fastest at everything and babe you wanted it all
Tryin’ to live for tomorrow before tomorrow called
But it’s closing faster than you know I can hear the clarion call
They’re callin’ in the debts & closing down the malls

All the bonnie birds have flown

You see I like it right here I think there’s something in the wind
You might have the world at your feet but without this you’ve got nothing
I see you in that faded summer dress I hear you in the walls
Think I got the measure of your wanderlust but I can’t follow you at all

All the bonnie birds have flown

We come from the same side of the same street we just went our separate ways
But when all you got out there dries up what thoughts are gonna fill your days
Who’ll be there inside your heart to find the truth in you
Who’ll be there to hold you close when the song you sing is through

All the bonnie birds have flown

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from Prisoners of the Heart, released January 22, 2019

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Mark Lucas Sydney, Australia

Australian roots music – it’s a sense of place. In singer-songwriter Mark Lucas' word picture world you’ll encounter ghosts of the past & yearning spirits of the present, making themselves known in a variety of familiar locales, together with a motley cast of misfits & dreamers who could fit in just about anywhere there’s people & stories to tell. ... more

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