Lullabies for Strangers

I live in a room in the grey country

Seven years I live alone

Seven years away from you

I care for children in a stranger's home

When I tie their shoes, I think of you

When I brush their hair, I think of you

I give them love, they take my hand

I sing our songs in this strange land

Lullabies for a stranger's children

Who sings for my own little birds?

Sing lullabies in a foreign land

Where no one understands

Here the dark nights come so early

Now I'm free to close the door

Free to sit and sing to you

Kissing shadows, always wanting more

For you I'm here in this cold country

For you I work and live alone

So you won't need to leave your children

And wish you had a heart of stone

Lullabies for a stranger's children

Who sings for my own little birds?

Sing lullabies in a foreign land

Where no one understands

No one

I stand at the bus stop and stare at the sky

Maybe soon, maybe next year

I will fly away

Fly away to my own little birds

Ladybird, fly away home

You won't have to leave your children

And wish you had a heart of stone

Lullabies for a stranger's children

Who sings for my own little birds?

Sing lullabies in a foreign land

Where no one understands

No one