John Mark Nelson Shorebird lyrics

I sit and stare as you circle like snow on the lake alone.
Sound of your wind passing home for awhile and the smile it brings, the smile it brings
Took to the sky with thundering roar and I hear your cry
Leaving this land somewhere warm let us stay and I understand (understand)
And it seems like the winter has lasted so long
Still I know that the spring will bring us to thaw
Like the leaves you will change and fall when the cold winds call but it won't be long.
You'll fly home in the winters through and the earth is new
May the day be soon.
Raising your young on a branch you can trust and I hold my doubt

Winter is through and the flock has flown in and I look for you, I look for you
Like the leaves you will change and fall when the cold winds call but it won't be long.
You'll fly home in the winters through and the earth is new.
May the day be soon.
Oooooh, oooooh, oooooh
oooooh, oooooh, oooooh.