Hunkered down in my nest today I am a dusty-winged bird of prey Every time someone passes by I cast an imperious eye And I squawk a mighty squawk This yellow-taloned hawk Likes to watch a single sunbeam Illuminate the dust in our history I didn't mean to scare you that day But I've heard that all the soft words are the first to fly away Perching up on the banister My head reverberating with some angry words I once thought you'd hang onto me I didn't know how wrong I could be All you saw were my wings Kicking up a bit of dust on our little things The sun hides behind those clouds again And coming up is an ugly wind She said to rub some tar on them today "When you're flying too high, they'll burn much better that way"