Down Came a Blackbird

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Down came a blackbird Set on a fence Talking in riddles Making no sense Cause she's gone You're baby's gone Down came a blackbird Perched on pole Took out a mirror And said, "Son, behold" Cause she's gone Your baby's gone [Chorus] Gone like a dollar spent on a drink Head hanging over the kitchen sink Gone like the wind through a cabin door Never gonna blow that way no more Gone like the song of a mockingbird Laughing at every little thing he heard Gone like a dream in a puff of smoke She ain't coming back And it ain't no joke She's gone Your baby's gone [Verse 2] Down came a blackbird Set by the fire Said the future's coming at you Like a freight train And you're walking a wire Cause she's gone You're baby's gone [Chorus] Gone like a dollar spent on a drink Head hanging over the kitchen sink Gone like a dream in a puff of smoke She ain't coming back And it ain't no joke She's gone Your baby's gone [Bridge] She says she doesn't want a man Who hangs around the house Who doesn't say a word Unless he's shooting off his mouth There's got to be a better way To be a lovin' wife If she stays here She'll end up her waitress for life Down came a blackbird Set on a fence Talking in riddles And making absolutely perfect sense Cause she's gone Your baby's gone [Chorus] Gone like a dollar spent on a drink Head hanging over the kitchen sink Gone like the wind through a cabin door Never gonna blow that way no more Gone like the song of a mockingbird Laughing at every little thing he heard Gone like a dream in a puff of smoke She ain't coming back And it ain't no joke She's gone Your baby's gone [Outro] Down came a blackbird Down came a blackbird