You came with a season as the first swallow sang
A brown-headed stranger with a five-letter name
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do
We planted our kisses where the wild berries grow
My fingers brought wings and I flew all the way home
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do
My cheese red like fire engines racing
Straight to the heat of your skin
I know the days are numbered, early bird of the summer
Your flight starts just as the fall begins
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do
The leaves change their color and the schoolyards are filled
My coat with patches really keeps up the chill
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do
You sent me a postcard from the town I stayed
I wish it were warmer and I hope you're the same
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do
The fields where we wandered were golden
The fields where we wandered were golden
Now only muddy my boots
Now I know I should recover your bird of summer
I was wrong to try and capture you
Too-duh-duh-duh'd
I almost had a heart attack
Too-duh-duh-duh'd
I was not as good as I hoped
Too-duh-duh'd
Too-duh-duh-duh'd
I were just strength for another year
Too-duh-duh-duh'd
You weren't daddy's son




And all of you went wi-i-i-i-iat
I'm by the summer walk and I park by the lake
It don't fly like we did but it don't fly away
Do, do, do, do
Gone is the pale, hanging winter
Here is the first flush of May
And soon I will discover where the birds of the summer
Fly in circles or just fly away