Fletcher Daniel

Lyrics

I turned around there she was
I forgot I was alive
The subways stood still
And the noises seem to die
She was sitting in her window
Singing to the birds
On a warm night
When she lived on ninety-third

I stumbled alone down the street
Passed the station stairs
Where the brakes of the F-train
Cut through the stagnant air
I could still hear her
Singing to the birds
Cause of all the streets in Brooklyn
She had to live on ninety-third

I made it to the Narrows
Where I stood out on a pier
And a blackbird came singing
Its hymnal in my ear
In my mind I could see her
And I could still hear her words
Alone in her window
Back up on ninety-third

I turned around she was gone
I forgot I was alive
The subways stood still
And the noises seemed to die
She was sitting in her window
Singing to the birds
Somewhere back in time
When she lived on ninety-third