the beautiful south
blackbird on the wire
Eyes to take you dancing  Mouth to leave your wife  Legs to run away with  And you wonder why?   Heart that makes you bypass  Every other girl  Smile that keeps you grinning  At the madness of this world   But like the blackbird on the wire  I will not take the prey on you  You wouldn't want me to  For I am too soft for such a thing  And like the blackbird on the wire  I just watch you by  The tears I knew I'd cry  Fall unnoticed down below   Front to make you happy  Back to make you weep  Lips to keep you kissing  Whilst everyone's asleep   Tears to break a backbone  Laughs to win a war  And people come and ask me  What I love you for   But like the blackbird on the wire  I will not take the prey on you  You wouldn't want me to  For I am too soft for such a thing  And like the blackbird on the wire  I just watch you by  The tears I knew I'd cry  Fall unnoticed down below   And with a tongue built from quicksilver  And a character of steel  They actually come and ask me  How I feel   But like the blackbird on the wire  I will not take the prey on you  You wouldn't want me to  For I am too soft for such a thing  And like the blackbird on the wire  I just watch you by  The tears I knew I'd cry  Fall unnoticed down below