There is an echoing loneliness in my heart
A sorrowful sparrow that wants to fly south freely
I pour whiskey on him and inhale cigarette smoke
I tell him no
I'm not going to let anyone see you

From the grocery store clerk
To the dog walker passing by
The roommates that I share and dream this humble abode
I don't let him flutter his wings
They never know he is in there

There is an echoing loneliness in my heart
That wants to get out
Like the wilting dandelion seeds that lets go of it bloomful harvest every season
Yet I tell...