Tom P Buckley

Lyrics

[Intro]
[rhythmic acoustic guitar strumming with percussive accents]
[Verse 1]
[male vocals, raspy tone]
So a sparrow flies
I see it in my eyes
No one's here to tell me no
I'm alright with you
I love all of you
So as the sparrow smiles
[Chorus]
[vocals shift to higher register]
I'm on your side
I'm a long way home
I'm on your side
[acoustic guitar strumming intensifies]
I'm a long way home
[Verse 2]
[clean electric guitar enters with melodic fills]
So as the whiskey flows
She'll be the one
No one cares
Nothing in the pipe now
Someone on the escalator
[Chorus]
I'm alright
When I feel the night
What you say is all right
I'm alright
When I feel the night
What you say is all right
Yeah!
[Bridge]
[tambourine enters on backbeat]
No one's there when you're lonely
So as I said one day
She's the one who keeps me upright
She's the one who guides me through
No one is here to stay
[Outro]
[acoustic guitar returns to palm-muted strumming]
So I said hello
So I've found a hole in the world
Nobody's seen
Someplace to hide all your thoughts
A beggar's life to lead
Now there's a mock concoction in your head
But you don't feel so dead
All that you wanted has gone away
I love the way you are
[vocals become more forceful]
You don't have to tell me
I don't have to be
Oh!
You don't have to tell me
[final acoustic guitar chord rings out]