Sally's Pigeons

When I was eight, I had a friend with a pirate smile

Make believe and play pretend we were innocent and wild

Hopped a fence and slammed the gate

Running down my alleyway in time to watch Sally's pigeons fly

We loved to watch them dive and soar, circle in the sky

Free as a bird from three to four and never knowing why

Neighbors pulled their wash back in

Put away my Barbie and Ken

Look out overhead while Sally's pigeons fly

I had a fool's confidence that the world had no boundaries

But instincts and common sense they come in different quantities

My heart began to skip to the beat of the boy next door

She had her eye across the street on someone shy and tall

We lived our dreams and challenged fate

In tears, she told me she was late and Sally let his pigeons out to fly

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh

On the dresser sits a frame with a photograph

Two little girls in ponytails some twenty-one years back

She left one night with just a nod, was lost from some back alley job

I close my eyes and Sally's pigeons fly

She never saw those birds again

And me, I can't remember when a pirate smile hasn't made me cry

I close my eyes and Sally's pigeons fly

Mmm-mmm-mmm

Mmm-mmm-mmm