Nightbirds - Grant-Lee Phillips

Only come out after dark

Hear ‘em all singin' nightbirds

Crying like no meadowlark

Velvet and pearls mausoleum girls

Leathery jacketed boys

Out on a limb at the end of the bar

Shunned from the island of joy

Waiting for the silver moon to come and set ya free

Waiting for the silver door to swing wide like a jailbird’s dream

Dream

Powder and gloves night doves

Only come out after hours

Think with perfume by the light of the tomb

Fresh as a funeral flower

Waiting for the silver moon to come and set ya free

Waiting for the silver door to swing wide like a jailbird’s dream

Feathers and furs nightbirds

Only come out after dark

Hear ‘em all singin' nightbirds

Crying like no meadowlark