The Mynabirds Album

We are ships on an ocean,
passing on our way back home.
We collide for a minute,
then we move on, we move on.

But I got something I don't wanna lose.
I'm not ready to leave you.

We are born from each other,
then we find our way back home.
Every road that seems familiar-
we're just remembering where to go.

But I got something I don't wanna lose.
I'm just starting to remember you.

What we lose in the fire, we gain in the flood.
What we lose in the fire, we gain in the flood.
What we lose in the fire, we gain in the flood.
What we lose in the fire is never gone.

We are lost without each other
as we make our way back home.
Though the road leads together,
still we make our way alone.

And I got something I don't wanna lose.
But I'm learning to let go of you.

What we lose in the fire, we gain in the flood.
What we lose in the fire, we gain in the flood.
What we lose in the fire, we gain in the flood.
What we lose in the fire is never gone.

Let the record show: you gave it all your might.
And let the record show: I gave it all of mine.
It didn't turn out quite, quite like we'd hoped.
So lay your best lines and let the record go.

One more time now, you can't stop this;
Let it roll on by.

Round and around and around we go.
Are we up or down? I don't know.
Round and around and around we go.
The circle's tight, it holds us close.
Round and around and around we go-
Up or down, oh, I don't know.
Round and around and around we go.
The wheels are round to let us go.

Let the record show: you gave a real good fight.
And let the record show: so did I.
Four black eyes, some sticks and stones.
Chalk the numbers up
And let the record go.

Round and around and around we go.
Are we up or down? I don't know.
Round and around and around we go.
The circle's tight, it holds us close.
Round and around and around we go-
Up or down, oh, I don't know.
Round and around and around we go.
The wheels are round to let us go.

It was always what you said
It would be, and nothing more
Through the smoke screens and the pipe dreams
And the blood on the floor

You say it's black, well it's bound to be black.
You made up your mind, and you see with that.

Baby, if you wanna be right
I will let you be right,
I will let you be right.
You know that the numbers don't lie,
Oh no, the numbers don't lie;
Two wrongs will not make it right.

You said, "One and one and one and one is three."
But I know my lines and my graphs and my math-
Honey, that ain't me.

If you want it, you can have it-
All the lines on the cellar floor.
Don't mean nothing, just a bad dream-
Even if you think it's more.

You say it's black, well it's bound to be black.
You made up your mind, and you see with that.

Baby, if you wanna be right
I will let you be right,
I will let you be right.
You know that the numbers don't lie,
Oh no, the numbers don't lie;
Two wrongs will not make it right.

Hold on- hold right there a minute.
This horse could mean anything.
But we don't have to guess if he's good or he's bad-
We'll wait and we'll see.

It's hard to know when you're in it
If it's heads or it's tails, if we won or we failed-
Oh, we'll wait and we'll see.

But I don't wanna talk- keep to yourself.
I don't wanna talk- so keep to yourself.
'Cause we said a lot and it sure hasn't got us anywhere yet.

Every now and then, I hear the cold light of reason,
Firing like guns from the east.
But the end of the night, is it wrong it's right?
Oh, we'll wait and we'll see.

But I don't wanna talk- keep to yourself.
I don't wanna talk- so keep to yourself.
'Cause we said a lot and it sure hasn't got us anywhere yet.

Give it time.
Give it time and silence.

And give me all your loving, and I'll give you all of mine
We can wash out all the red flags
And then draw the line
If we pain into the corner we'll wait for it to dry
We can take our time

I lost my head in an avalanche
The world turned over when I least expect
Buried me under my great plans
Why can't it ever be easy

And then all the sparrow and the cornets
They played their own version of taps
Just when it seemed about hopeless
You counted one to ten
There are so many ways of looking
Catch your breath
It can be easy, if you just
Let it

I lose my sense at the sight of you
The effortless way you take the worst news
You said you can move mountains with your point of view
It doesn't have to be so hard

And then all the sparrows and the cornets
They started in with the same old set
Before we guessed what it meant
We counted one to ten
There are so many ways of looking
Catch your breath
It can be easy, if you just
Let it

And give me all your loving and I'll give you all of mine
We can wash out all the red flags and then off the line
If we paint into the corner we'll wait for it to dry
Even if it takes about all of my
Cause I can't think of any way I'd rather
Spend my time

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Too much common sense will leave a bad taste in your mouth
So wash it out, wash it out, wash it out
Nothing ever follows all the lines that we lay down
Still it helps to think we've figured something out
So lay your plans by the sea
And when the tide comes in just let them bleed
Let 'em bleed
And wash it out, wash it out, wash it out
All the evidence collected in your own defense doesn't do you any good
And pinning all the blame on someone never made much sense
Cause we're all convicts from a point of view
So lay your plans by the sea
And when the thieves come in just let them take what they need
And wash it out, wash it out
Just wash it right out

We made a mountain
Out of a minute
Then we let it stand in our way
I called your name from the other side
But you couldn't hear it for the mountain we made

We rolled around on the roads of misfortune
Then we asked how we got to this place
I could be wrong
But I swear I recall
Every crossroad and the paths we paved

And I hope you're happy at the end of the day
I hope you're happy today
No, regret doesn't undo a single thing
And I hope you're happy today

If we could go back
To the beginning
And roll the first stone away
We might not have
Any wall between us
But you wouldn't have the kingdom you made

And I hope you're happy at the end of the day
I hope you're happy today
No, regret doesn't undo a single thing
And I hope you're happy today
No, regret doesn't undo a single thing
And I hope you're happy, so very happy
I hope you're happy today

I've got your number,
You got mine.
I think about you time to time.
I wonder if you wonder why--
Or if you changed your mind.
Have you even tried?

Every little thing when it falls,
It falls in its right place.
We'll watch the shadows fall
And count the lessons all.
I'm sure you did what you
Thought was best.
And I'm doing fine out west.

Every little thing, when it falls,
It falls in its right place.

I've lost your number,
Have you lost mine?
I think about you time to time
I still wonder why
But I haven't changed my mind
God knows I tried.

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