The Way I Feel

Words and Music by: Gordon Lightfoot
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Recorded by Gordon Lightfoot on: UAS6487, UAS6587, BGO CD166,  NC423, R275802, 471209, BCD15576

Lyrics:

The way I feel is like a robin
Whose babes have flown
To come no more
Like a tall oak tree alone and cryin'
When the birds have flown and the nest is bare 

Now a woman Lord is like a young bird
And the tall oak tree
Is a young man's heart
Among its boughs you'll find her nestin'
When the nights are cool she is warm and dry 

Your coat of green will protect her
Her wings will grow
Your love will too
But all too soon your mighty branches
Will cease to hold her she'll fly from you 

Now the way I feel is like a robin
Whose babes have flown
To come no more
Like a tall oak tree alone and cryin'
When the birds have flown and the nest is bare
When the birds have flown and the nest is bare