White Bird

White bird with a black tail Eyes dark and face so pale Do you know what your future holds? Over your side of the road White bird with a black tail You look like an open sail Made me look up from my shoes To show me what you stand to lose White bird, white bird With your face so pale White bird, white bird Where'd you get that tail? White bird, white bird With a black tail White feathers dipped in tar It's hard to tell how old you are Wonderin' how much you know About all of us below Half of you is heavenly Showin' off your purity The rest of you is from the stream Like a land where they both meet White bird, white bird With your face so pale White bird, white bird Where'd you get that tail? White bird, white bird With your face so pale White bird, white bird With a black tail