On the night train From the city to the south I saw spirits Crawl across the river mouth In skewed ascension With no destination Like this lone bachelor in me With constant yearning For great love and learning For the wind to carry me free
So when the birds fly south Reach up and hold their tails Pull up and out of here Bridle the autumn gales Gather your will to live And this fire to roam Listening to the winds I will be calling you home
From that window I saw black gulls lost at sea They move like shadows Those birds still haunt these dreams With hope prevailing I draw galleons sailing With full sails billowing free
So when the birds fly south Reach up and hold their tails Pull up and out of here Bridle the autumn gales Gather your will to live And this fire to roam Listening to the wind I will be calling you home