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I wrote this song (I think) in the middle of winter, in the middle of the night, in the only room of the house where I can have light enough to see but not enough to wake me up entirely: the bathroom. I say I think because I promptly went back to bed and forgot about it until the following summer, when I ran across it in my notebook. Lord knows what the original melody was.

It's about a little bird of my acquaintance.

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Take heart little bird
The snow's melting soon
There'll be grass underfoot
And crickets to sing you a summer time tune

Take heart little bird
I know it seems dark but the dawn
Will not see its shadow
Will not hesitate to bring the sun

The world is too big for a bird on her own
Rest assured, little bird, you will not be alone

Take heart little bird
The cat's gone to sleep
You'll be in no danger
You're well out of range of her dreaming so deep

The world is too big for a bird on her own
Rest assured, little bird, you will not be alone

Take heart little bird
This too shall pass
Don't try to hold on tight to now
It becomes then too fast

The world is too big for a bird on her own
Rest assured, little bird, you will not be alone

Take heart little bird
The snow's melting soon
There'll be grass underfoot
And crickets to sing you a summer time tune

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from The Pussycat Club Sessions, released September 8, 2012

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James Hearne New York

Powerhouse vocals over woodsy guitars, literate songs times wry banter, floor-to-ceiling dynamics plus wall-to-wall heart.

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