Do you want to follow me indoors If the elevator be my floor There's a lonely blackbird on the telephone wire He's there most days If we don't have time for everything Let's at least sit quietly with him Just long enough to notice when he flies away because he always flies away And tomorrow everything will change That's what all our teachers used to say We don't need to wonder if the rows on our face will turn to grey But since we know the movements of the stars We know exactly where we are And we'll be together when the leaves are acting strange We'll watch them fly away They always fly away They always fly away They always fly away There's a mountain underneath the clouds There's a heaven underneath us now Can you make out the diamonds on the edge of the sea from where you lay There's a blackbird sitting on a line And we're all here navigating time Let's watch him long enough until he flies away... they always fly away They always fly away They always fly away They always fly away They always fly away They always fly away They always fly away They always fly away They always fly away They always fly away They always fly away They always fly away They always fly away