The Young Birds

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[Verse 1]
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Summertime, the sun is high
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The earth is warm beneath the sky
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The young birds dry their wings
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They're flying on their way
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Now they're flying on their way

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[Verse 2]
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School day's done, it's time for play
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Time to put your books away
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It's time to say goodbye,
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we're flying on our way

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[Verse 3]
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The nest is cold, the young bird's gone
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Dove and eagle, lark and swan
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To northern lands,
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Each one is flying on it's way
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Now they're flying on their way

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[Verse 4]
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Harvest time has come again
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Young boys change into young men
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Impatient then,
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They must be flying on their way

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[Verse 5]
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Summertime, and winter sky
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Storm and rain and winds are high
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The young birds die, their wings
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Are broken, gone away
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Wings are broken, gone away

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[Verse 6]
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Time of promise, time of dreams
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Schoolboy's hopes and children's schemes
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Are vanished now
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The dream has ended, gone away

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[Verse 7]
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Goodbye eagle, lark and swan
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Goodbye Jimmy, Frank and John
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The song is done,
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Your journey ended, gone away
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Journey ended, gone away

[Outro]
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Gone away...
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