There's a small girl with her backpack Filled with textbooks out of date Sings a new song every block And gets to school about ten of eight For each hopscotch on the school lot, There's a wall that's tagged with names, And heavy bars conceal the windows Etched remarks detail the frames One small bird flew away from this earth Wings pushing so high But looking down on that once fragile ground, She's happy to be in the sky O' How the sunlight burns the pavement, As the sweat forms on her brow There's some shade beneath the building And the hydrant's open now And as they line up from their recess, Cracking sounds disrupt the sky, And tiny holes as big as pennies Mark the walls as children cry And one small bird flew away from this earth Wings pushing so high But looking down on that once fragile ground, She's happy to be in the sky
[00:09.79]There's a small girl with her backpack [00:14.62]Filled with textbooks out of date [00:19.54]Sings a new song every block [00:23.62]And gets to school about ten of eight [00:29.41]For each hopscotch on the school lot, [00:34.63]There's a wall that's tagged with names, [00:39.63]And heavy bars conceal the windows [00:44.55]Etched remarks detail the frames [00:50.52]One small bird flew away from this earth [01:00.43]Wings pushing so high [01:10.40]But looking down on that once fragile ground, [01:20.12]She's happy to be in the sky [01:34.76]O' How the sunlight burns the pavement, [01:39.64]As the sweat forms on her brow [01:44.72]There's some shade beneath the building [01:49.84]And the hydrant's open now [01:54.86]And as they line up from their recess, [01:59.94]Cracking sounds disrupt the sky, [02:04.71]And tiny holes as big as pennies [02:10.30]Mark the walls as children cry [02:15.33]And one small bird flew away from this earth [02:25.55]Wings pushing so high [02:35.10]But looking down on that once fragile ground, [02:45.40]She's happy to be in the sky
