A doctor gave birth on the street
He said, "Son, don't you take after me
Sinners stay quiet til the end of the week
You be a songbird but don't you do it for me"
My love, she can't find what she needs
She says, "Don't you come running back to me
You've anchored your heart in some other place
You be a songbird but please don't sing about me"
What took you so long?
What's taking so long?
You've lost more than you've found
You've missed the point all along
I know it feels good when you're up to no good
But it's time to move on
I pa** plants that they've hung from the street
Their leaves, they keep waving to me
I smile half a smile and look down at my feet
I'll be a songbird and I'll do it for me
What took you so long?
What's taking so long?
You've lost more than you've found
You've missed the point all along
I know it feels good when you're up to no good
But it's time to move on
Well here is a song, let me sing to you
Oh and I promise you, I will get you through
All of your hardest and your longest rains
Even your darkest grays, don't you hesitate
It's not impossible to catch yourself
Before you go and hit the ground
Don't you be afraid, we'll love you anyhow
I stayed up that night in my bed
When I wished that I could be sleeping instead
A war was waging in the back of my head
But all I could think about
Is how, you said
Well here is a song, let me sing to you
Oh and I promise you, I will get you through
All of your hardest and your longest rains
Even your darkest grays, don't you hesitate
It's not impossible to catch yourself
Before you go and hit the ground
Don't you be afraid, we'll love you anyhow
And I swear, I'll make you proud somehow