October Birds

Where'd the October birds go?
 I used to watch them from the window
 When I had eyes to see
 When I was more like me
 Where did your rosy face go?
 When did your cheeks get so hollow?
 Just a reflection of me
 Did I hurt you so badly?
 I wanna be good, but the moment I see
 That runaway bride on that train heading East
 I wanna be like her, I wanna be free
 She lifts her dress and runs into the street
 But I've never seen a staircase without dreaming of falling
 I'm a flinch in your cheek, I'm the shake in your hand
 And I've laid her before and I'll lay here again
 And I haven't seen war, but I've tasted the sand
 I've died five hundred times with your flag in my hand
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 And I've never seen a river without dreaming of jumping
 Call me lucky and spoiled, I'm selfish and awful
 I wake and I want more, I go to sleep needing you
 Over and over, I take what you give me
 No man is an island, I'm the girl on your shoreline
 Washed up and heaving, pathetically breathing
 I cling to your sleeves and I stop you from leaving
 October birds singing and wedding bells ringing
 Tied to the altar, I'll keep you forever
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 Don't let me down easy, you're in me too deeply