Birds in Train Stations

Birds in train stations I guess there could be worse places to be The ones that are caught in airport terminals Just seem scared that they're in there Birds in train stations Aren't rushing to the platform with their things They're fighting over food until it's knocked down on the tracks And they'll fight for it there Everybody got to get somewhere Everybody got to see something that they've never seen Everybody clinging to their passport Everybody sits in second class for the scenery Birds in train stations like you and me Birds in train stations Gare du nord goes straight to Waterloo And you tisk when I suggested we're just a beggar like the rest With our palms stretched out above our heads Birds in train stations Hear the same announcements everyday Except the ones in Italy because there's always some delay And they move at a different pace Everybody got a get a picture Everybody got to prove they've been there So they believe Everybody feeling so important Everybody wants to put some roots down To have somewhere to leave Birds in train stations like you and me Birds in train stations Guns with bayonets held to the chest And it's been just so damned long Since we questioned such a thing That we pretend just not to see Birds in train stations All seem pretty tired of the city life Can you imagine just building a nest In a place that you thinks the best With no one getting in your way Everybody's got to be a tourist Everybody lying but the truth is That we've been deceived We thought that we would be a different person If we took a week away and did some searching Somewhere overseas Birds in train stations Like you and me