The Balance (Live At Birdland) - Dave Holland Quintet

Thank you Thank you Oh, lullaby of Birdland That's what I always hear when you sigh Never in my wordland could there be words to reveal In a phrase how I feel Have you ever heard two turtledoves Bill and coo when they love? That's the kind of magic music we get from our lips When we kiss And there's a weepy old willow He really knows how to cry That's how I'd cry in my pillow If you should tell me farewell and goodbye Lullaby of Birdland, whisper low Kiss me sweet, then we'll go Flying high in Birdland, high in the sky up above All because we're in love Lullaby, lullaby Have you ever heard two turtledoves Bill and coo when they love? That's the kind of magic music we get from our lips When we kiss And there's a weepy old willow He really knows how to cry That's how I'd cry in my pillow If you should tell me farewell and goodbye Lullaby of Birdland, whisper low Kiss me sweet, then we'll go Flying high in Birdland, high in the sky up above And it's all because we're in love

What happened to me Oh it seems so long ago The cuts ran deep And the scars still show I live in the shadows Where it's been so hard to grow I'm still a servant in a noble man's robes You know my weekness girl, you know my kind You helped me see when I was blind It's a crime to live my life without you Serve out my years in darkness Inside these walls I die without you And when I close my eyes I'm caught in the balance Afraid of the hurricane I hide in my domain I need release from all this pain Please don't forsake me In these ruins of your home I can't wait forever Don't leave me alone I have a secret if you want to learn I will surrender in return It's a crime to live my life without you Serve out my years in darkness Inside these walls I die without you And when I close my eyes I'm caught in the balance You know my weakness girl, you know my kind You helped me see when I was blind It's a crime to live my life without you Serve out my years in darkness Inside these walls I die without you And when I close my eyes I'm caught in the balance It's a crime to live my life without you Serve out my years in darkness Inside these walls I die without you And when I close my eyes I'm caught in the balance