Seabirds
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โฑ๏ธ 4:32 duration
๐ ID: 9707115
๐ Lyrics
(Words and Music by Joan Baez)
Don't worry about my politics
They are what they are
I work best when I get some rest
Right now I'm in a bar
Overlooking the whole wide world
It's over the Pacific
I've never written when I was drunk
This could be terrific!
And the seabird struggles in the wind
She topples, balances again
The lady sitting next to me
Is gazing in the eyes
Of the stranger sitting next to her
Who is mouthing truths and lies
He's actually quite nice I guess
He has an honest look
He doesn't know I've lost my mind
Scribbling in this book
And the seabird struggles in the wind
She topples, balances again
Consumed by the evening's masterpiece
Completely introverted
From here I could stare down eternity
leave alone and not feel deserted
I'm tired of interesting faces
And the dull ones make my weep
Don't ask me what my sign is
Instant intimacy runs cheap
The ocean is so bountiful
It spreads from coast to coast
The winds scale off the whitecaps
And the things I love the most
Come wafting up into my lap
In the colors of the great sunrise
Children holding cupcakes
With paradise in their eyes
And the seabird struggles in the wind
She topples, balances again
Four big pelicans just flew by
The room got very still
One of them carried the breath of God
Tucked way back in his bill
I know it was the breath of God
It's the same as the secret of life
He's carrying it off to the Shah of Iran
To trade it for the end of strife
And the seabird struggles in the wind
She topples, balances again
ยฉ 1976, 1977 Gabriel Earl Music (ASCAP)
Don't worry about my politics
They are what they are
I work best when I get some rest
Right now I'm in a bar
Overlooking the whole wide world
It's over the Pacific
I've never written when I was drunk
This could be terrific!
And the seabird struggles in the wind
She topples, balances again
The lady sitting next to me
Is gazing in the eyes
Of the stranger sitting next to her
Who is mouthing truths and lies
He's actually quite nice I guess
He has an honest look
He doesn't know I've lost my mind
Scribbling in this book
And the seabird struggles in the wind
She topples, balances again
Consumed by the evening's masterpiece
Completely introverted
From here I could stare down eternity
leave alone and not feel deserted
I'm tired of interesting faces
And the dull ones make my weep
Don't ask me what my sign is
Instant intimacy runs cheap
The ocean is so bountiful
It spreads from coast to coast
The winds scale off the whitecaps
And the things I love the most
Come wafting up into my lap
In the colors of the great sunrise
Children holding cupcakes
With paradise in their eyes
And the seabird struggles in the wind
She topples, balances again
Four big pelicans just flew by
The room got very still
One of them carried the breath of God
Tucked way back in his bill
I know it was the breath of God
It's the same as the secret of life
He's carrying it off to the Shah of Iran
To trade it for the end of strife
And the seabird struggles in the wind
She topples, balances again
ยฉ 1976, 1977 Gabriel Earl Music (ASCAP)
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:04.59] (Words and Music by Joan Baez)
[00:09.51] Don't worry about my politics
[00:21.53] They are what they are
[00:24.47] I work best when I get some rest
[00:28.25] Right now I'm in a bar
[00:30.82] Overlooking the whole wide world
[00:35.12] It's over the Pacific
[00:37.28] I've never written when I was drunk
[00:41.29] This could be terrific!
[00:44.70] And the seabird struggles in the wind
[00:49.23] She topples, balances again
[00:54.26] The lady sitting next to me
[01:08.56] Is gazing in the eyes
[01:10.89] Of the stranger sitting next to her
[01:14.82] Who is mouthing truths and lies
[01:17.79] He's actually quite nice I guess
[01:21.78] He has an honest look
[01:25.06] He doesn't know I've lost my mind
[01:27.93] Scribbling in this book
[01:32.13] And the seabird struggles in the wind
[01:36.14] She topples, balances again
[01:43.17] Consumed by the evening's masterpiece
[01:56.05] Completely introverted
[01:59.49] From here I could stare down eternity
[02:02.48] leave alone and not feel deserted
[02:05.13] I'm tired of interesting faces
[02:08.86] And the dull ones make my weep
[02:11.30] Don't ask me what my sign is
[02:14.77] Instant intimacy runs cheap
[02:20.58] The ocean is so bountiful
[02:56.11] It spreads from coast to coast
[02:59.57] The winds scale off the whitecaps
[03:02.50] And the things I love the most
[03:06.15] Come wafting up into my lap
[03:09.14] In the colors of the great sunrise
[03:12.45] Children holding cupcakes
[03:16.07] With paradise in their eyes
[03:19.37] And the seabird struggles in the wind
[03:23.84] She topples, balances again
[03:33.87] Four big pelicans just flew by
[03:43.57] The room got very still
[03:46.58] One of them carried the breath of God
[03:49.63] Tucked way back in his bill
[03:53.13] I know it was the breath of God
[03:56.28] It's the same as the secret of life
[03:59.56] He's carrying it off to the Shah of Iran
[04:03.02] To trade it for the end of strife
[04:08.07] And the seabird struggles in the wind
[04:10.42] She topples, balances again
[04:19.66] ยฉ 1976, 1977 Gabriel Earl Music (ASCAP)
[04:25.80]
[00:09.51] Don't worry about my politics
[00:21.53] They are what they are
[00:24.47] I work best when I get some rest
[00:28.25] Right now I'm in a bar
[00:30.82] Overlooking the whole wide world
[00:35.12] It's over the Pacific
[00:37.28] I've never written when I was drunk
[00:41.29] This could be terrific!
[00:44.70] And the seabird struggles in the wind
[00:49.23] She topples, balances again
[00:54.26] The lady sitting next to me
[01:08.56] Is gazing in the eyes
[01:10.89] Of the stranger sitting next to her
[01:14.82] Who is mouthing truths and lies
[01:17.79] He's actually quite nice I guess
[01:21.78] He has an honest look
[01:25.06] He doesn't know I've lost my mind
[01:27.93] Scribbling in this book
[01:32.13] And the seabird struggles in the wind
[01:36.14] She topples, balances again
[01:43.17] Consumed by the evening's masterpiece
[01:56.05] Completely introverted
[01:59.49] From here I could stare down eternity
[02:02.48] leave alone and not feel deserted
[02:05.13] I'm tired of interesting faces
[02:08.86] And the dull ones make my weep
[02:11.30] Don't ask me what my sign is
[02:14.77] Instant intimacy runs cheap
[02:20.58] The ocean is so bountiful
[02:56.11] It spreads from coast to coast
[02:59.57] The winds scale off the whitecaps
[03:02.50] And the things I love the most
[03:06.15] Come wafting up into my lap
[03:09.14] In the colors of the great sunrise
[03:12.45] Children holding cupcakes
[03:16.07] With paradise in their eyes
[03:19.37] And the seabird struggles in the wind
[03:23.84] She topples, balances again
[03:33.87] Four big pelicans just flew by
[03:43.57] The room got very still
[03:46.58] One of them carried the breath of God
[03:49.63] Tucked way back in his bill
[03:53.13] I know it was the breath of God
[03:56.28] It's the same as the secret of life
[03:59.56] He's carrying it off to the Shah of Iran
[04:03.02] To trade it for the end of strife
[04:08.07] And the seabird struggles in the wind
[04:10.42] She topples, balances again
[04:19.66] ยฉ 1976, 1977 Gabriel Earl Music (ASCAP)
[04:25.80]