Oh the Northern Cardinal has the sweetest song to sing With scarlet on her tail and fire on her wings Oh I watch her from my room perched up high in that old tree Till she hops from branch to branch and flies from me Maybe if I were as vibrant as her Your eyes would linger a little longer on me In the garden there's a pond and in the water dark and cold I can glimpse the sparkling fins of silver and gold I remember as a kid I would sit there mesmerized My eyes fixed upon that fish and the way she glides Maybe if I were as shiny as her Your light would linger a little longer on me Maybe if I were full of her colour, her shine and her lustre Would you finally see? Maybe if I were as brilliant as her Your heart would linger a little longer with me