There was a parliament of owls In the dark where the night things prowl We were warm inside keeping our voices down We talked late into the night Got our feathers ruffled and into a fight Nothing got decided and we broke into the morning light
Chorus: If you want to run away, run away From the shadows and corners of your heart And if you want the night alone to yourself Turn a light on and keep out of the dark
Things from home I can't find in the city My father is tall my mother is pretty And I want you the same as I did back then
The grass is wet and the moon is high A murder of crows chasing the field mice round
Chorus
And if you want to shy away, shy away From the shadows and corners of your heart And if you want the night alone to yourself Turn the light on and keep out of the dark
