Nightbirds

Phillips Grant-Lee

Feathers and furs

nightbirds

only come out after dark

hear 'em all singin'

nightbirds

crying like no meadowlark

velvet and pearls

mausoleum girls

leathery jacketed boys

out on a limb

at the end of the bar

shunned from the island of joy

waiting for the silver moon to come

and set ya free

waiting for the silver door to swing

wide like a jailbird's dream 

powder and gloves

night doves

only come out after hours

thick with perfume

by the light of the tomb

fresh as a funeral flower

waiting for the silver moon to come

and set ya free

waiting for the silver door to swing

wide like a jailbird's dream

feathers and furs

nightbirds

only come out after dark

hear 'em all singin'

nightbirds

crying like no meadowlark