We Were Birds

As we walked and we talked
To the end of the earth
Not looking at one other thing
Except those eyes, those beautiful eyes
And with nothing else to say

We began to fly
Opened our wings
Wind passing us by

We were birds
Majestic and pure
No one could ever protest
As I look back now
I see what they saw
That our love flew high above the ground
We were birds.

You flew south, a little while back
Left me to stay up north
As you did those things, and you never let me know
And left me in this cold Nebraska wind

We were birds!
Majestic and pure
No one could ever protest
As I look back now
I see what they saw
That our love flew high above the ground
We were birds.

As the flowers came back
So did you love
When you descended from the sky
Once again people did stare
When they saw us begin to fly

We were birds!
Majestic and pure
No one could ever protest
As I look back now
I see what they saw
That our love flew high above the ground
We were birds.

When they left the nest
It was just us, two little doves in love
I saw in your eye
The twinkle in your eye
And that’s when I decided to say…

We were birds!
Majestic and pure
No one could ever protest
As I look back now
I see what they saw
That our love flew high above the ground

As we walked and we talked
To the end of the earth
Not looking at one other thing