Birds And Children Fly Away

I stood with mom and poppa as the bus pulled in that day

To take me from my childhood to a man

I believe it was the first time I saw either of them cry

As momma held on tight to daddy´s hand

Momma handed me a sandwich and some money she had saved

And whispered that she knew I´d be a good man

She gently smiled and told me that momma´s always know

The only way to come back is to go

And birds and children fly away like clouds on a windy day

And there´s usually a rainbow after the rain

Birds and children fly away that´s the Master´s plan you know

Children are God´s gift to make love grow

Don´t cry momma birds and children fly away

A thousand thoughts flashed through me as I watched them wave goodbye

How they taught me to fish and love and pray

I gave the man my ticket heard poppa gently say

Don´t cry momma cause birds and children they just fly away

And birds and children fly away like clouds on a windy day

And there´s usually a rainbow after the rain

Birds and children fly away that´s the Master´s plan you know

Children are God´s gift to make love grow

Don´t cry momma birds and children fly away