Sally's Pigeons

When I was eight, I had a friend with a pirate smile
 Make believe and play pretend we were innocent and wild
 Hopped a fence and slammed the gate
 Running down my alleyway in time to watch Sally's pigeons fly
 We loved to watch them dive and soar, circle in the sky
 Free as a bird from three to four and never knowing why
 Neighbors pulled their wash back in
 Put away my Barbie and Ken
 Look out overhead while Sally's pigeons fly
 I had a fool's confidence that the world had no boundaries
 But instincts and common sense they come in different quantities
 My heart began to skip to the beat of the boy next door
 She had her eye across the street on someone shy and tall
 We lived our dreams and challenged fate
 In tears, she told me she was late and Sally let his pigeons out to fly
 Ooh-ooh-ooh
 Oh-oh-oh
 On the dresser sits a frame with a photograph
 Two little girls in ponytails some twenty-one years back
 She left one night with just a nod, was lost from some back alley job
 I close my eyes and Sally's pigeons fly
 She never saw those birds again
 And me, I can't remember when a pirate smile hasn't made me cry
 I close my eyes and Sally's pigeons fly
 Mmm-mmm-mmm
 Mmm-mmm-mmm