You cant cage a hummingbird
The very thought would be absurd
The colors that flash, the wings that blur,
I thought I owned you, Hummingbird
Each day I saw a flash of wings
And listened to the bird that sings
Spellbound by the radiant thing,
I dreamt gentle hummingbird dreams
And like those dreams, the years went by
Hummingbirds laugh, hummingbirds cry
And though I never dared to try
I never thought they said goodbye.
In summer and in winter's night,
I watched the hummingbird in flight
Never dreaming of hummingbird plights
But even hummingbirds must say goodbye
Grandma, you were my hummingbird
I thought I had you - I was absurd
Now I know the meaning of the words
"You can't cage a hummingbird"
The very thought would be absurd
The colors that flash, the wings that blur,
I thought I owned you, Hummingbird
Each day I saw a flash of wings
And listened to the bird that sings
Spellbound by the radiant thing,
I dreamt gentle hummingbird dreams
And like those dreams, the years went by
Hummingbirds laugh, hummingbirds cry
And though I never dared to try
I never thought they said goodbye.
In summer and in winter's night,
I watched the hummingbird in flight
Never dreaming of hummingbird plights
But even hummingbirds must say goodbye
Grandma, you were my hummingbird
I thought I had you - I was absurd
Now I know the meaning of the words
"You can't cage a hummingbird"
