I went down to the water And looked past the breakers Something in the sky told me It would never be the same I looked to my sister saying What have I done? I've made a mess of this song that I've sung Now everyone's tryin' to tell me how it's suppose to be It's not like I'm a child But they don'teven hear me Oh I will wait for my little songbird But it's not the right time So I'll fly out on my own So if you see my little songbird Can you tell her I'm waiting down the shore The words of the Father They ring in my ears "Go and find you a love and live out all of your years" And they say if you're looking Well, you get what you've come for And that everyone has their own price to pay Oh I don't really know what to believe Oh I'll call out to the world "Hello, can you hear me?" Oh I will wait for my little songbird But it's not the right time So I'll fly out on my own So if you see my little songbird Can you tell her I'm waiting down the shore