[Verse 1] Winter birds cross over the rooftop of my childhood days Old streets bending slowly holding sunlight in a dusty haze A rusted door kept closing time just slipped away A stray dog by the roadside marked the place I used to stay I cried like roots in soil wouldn’t let go wouldn’t part They said we all grow older I stitched that place into my heart [Chorus] In an old brown suitcase I packed a younger soul A worn-out dictionary couldn’t name what we had lost Like a drifting bird I wander through seasons I can’t control If I’m meant to keep on moving tell me where’s my home [Verse 2] That summer by the window cicadas held the air Streetlights in a new town never knew I was there I thought if I kept running I could leave it all behind Left the parts I didn’t like in another place another time But songs come back at midnight soft and low and near Things I never understood then now return so clear [Chorus] In an old brown suitcase I carry silent tears Every turn I’ve taken fades but reappears Like a restless bird I wander through weather, doubt, and years If there’s nowhere left to settle I’ll make my home right here [Outro] Birds fly north in winter then turn and head back south Somewhere in between them is what I learned about All the pain I carried now glows in softer light Home was never somewhere it’s been with me in flight
