She was like the snowbird that comes to peck the crumbs

And when you spread your hand so quickly flies

A little like the evening, a whole lot like the night

And every night at suppertime, I celebrate her eyes

She was like the rainbow you find hard to believe

Changing moods and faces all the time

A little like the morning, a whole lot like the day

And every day, I thank the sunny skies that she was mine

She could cry and make you feel ashamed

And yet you'd have to burst with pride because she shared your name

For she was like the willow that stands below the hill

And calls no man her master but the day

A little like a woman, a whole lot like a child

As children do, she changed her mind and one day went away

She went away