One of my Favourite Songs ... by Tom Waits

I love the imagery painted by Tom Waits in this song...

And a song that we'd never heard

A song of a little bird ....

That fell in love with a whale

They bought a round for the sailor
And they heard his tale
Of a world that was so far away

And a song that we'd never heard
A song of a little bird

That fell in love with a whale

He said, 'You cannot live in the ocean'
And she said to him
'You never can live in the sky'
But the ocean is filled with tears
And the sea turns into a mirror

There's a whale in the moon when it's clear
And a bird on the tide...

Please don't cry
Let me dry your eyes

So tell me that you will wait for me
Hold me in your arms
I promise we never will part
I'll never sail back to the time
But I'll always pretend you're mine
Though I know that we both must part
You can live in my heart

Please don't cry
Let me dry your eyes
And tell me that you will wait for me
Hold me in your arms

I promise we never will part
I'll never sail back to the time
But I'll always pretend that you're mine
I know that we both must part
You can live in my heart
Songwriters: Kathleen Brennan / Thomas Alan Waits
Fish & Bird

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