Birds Fly Away

I'm sitting on my stoop Just thinking about the friends I used to know Summers we spent outside Slapping time on our thighs Smiling at the boys walk by But then a breeze begins to blow And I know it's time to go inside But wait Birds fly away They seek shelter Trees stand strong They don't falter I'm walking down the street The people I pass, we nod our heads and go Shuffle our feet away, Never more than hello One more we let slip by But like a photograph I took One of many in a book I lost To time Don't fade away Turn 'round Stay for the day In my town Birds fly away They seek shelter Trees stand strong They don't falter