The Bird & The Rifle Lyrics - Lori Mckenna

There's a bird making coffee in the kitchen 

And there's a rifle out back smoking cigarettes 

He don't ever really feel like talking 

It don't matter what she says 

And the bird is always dreaming out the window 

Looking at that big wide open sky 

And the rifle, he used to be a dreamer 

But he wasn't meant to fly 

Something down on the ground 

Won't let her out, it holds her in 

And he's afraid if she flies 

She'll never come home again 

Something 'bout the bird 

And her spreading those wings 

Always brings the rifle out in him 

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But the rifle loves the bird when she's singing 

And he knows every word to every song 

And the bird, she loves the rifle 

Cause he's dangerous, stubborn and strong 

Something down on the ground 

Won't let her out, it holds her in 

And he's afraid if she flies 

She'll never come home again 

Something 'bout the bird 

And her spreading those wings 

Always brings the rifle out in him 

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One night when the autumn wind was perfect 

The rifle drank his whiskey and went to bed 

And he never even heard the window open 

And she ain't come back in