Lonely birds fly away home
To distant lands and far away nests
Never do they look back
For the places that they leave

Open their wings to roam
Flying as the hard wind tests
Trying to send them back
To those places that they leave

So hard for us to let go
As they continue to grow
Let them learn by their mistakes
No matter how your heart breaks

Take care of them for me
For I must set them free
Never let them see my tear
I will always be here

copyright Chris Smith 2012