I knew of love like a song But I forgot to sing it I had a dream of you But sleep could never bring it I walk out late with my friends We carry bottles with us Laughing like bees, as we buzz We take the night upon us I've been wishing I could change myself Cause you say you're in love with someone else Give me your hand and we'll run Along the rows of houses Passing the flowering trees We'll count them by the thousands Burnt off my wings by the sun Because i flew around it Trying to learn your name I had it writ upon me You seem a lot like me My spirit wanes and waxes I'm the American son Who votes and pays his taxes Nowhere to call my home I watch the birds of morning Cold are my hands, I know But it's your love that warms me I've been wishing I could change myself Cause you say you're in love with someone else