[Verse 1] Today my bird flew away Gone to find her big blue jay Starlight before she took flight I sung a lullaby of birdland every night I sang a lullaby every night Sang for my Ava every night [Pre-Chorus] Ava was the morning, now she's gone She's reborn like Sarah Vaughan In the sanctuary she has found Birds surround her sweet sound [Chorus] And Ava flies in paradise And Ava flies in paradise [Verse 2] With dread I woke in my bed To shooting pains up in my head Lovebird, my beautiful bird Spoke until one day she couldn't be heard She spoke until one day she couldn't be heard She just stopped singing [Pre-Chorus] Ava was the morning, now she's gone She's reborn like Sarah Vaughan In the sanctuary she has found Birds surround her sweet sound [Chorus] And Ava flies in paradise And Ava flies in paradise [Pre-Chorus] Ava was the morning, now she's gone She's reborn like Sarah Vaughan In the sanctuary she has found Birds surround her sweet sound [Chorus] And Ava flies in paradise And Ava flies in paradise [Outro/Scat] She flies in paradise