Am
In August I went out to the country for resting
                G
There was a family of swallows in the barn there nesting
Am
I saw the little ones and their feathers were breezy
 G
I pictured their life and I thought it was easy
Am
I said these guys just have to sit there and squeak
                G                                                    Am
And their mother comes back with insects in her beak to feed them
          G
You said, man,
Am              G               Am
Swallows migrate and it is amazing
Am              G               Am
They fly from Alaska to Argentina with their little wings
Am                                      G
And I said I had never heard of such a journey


Am                      G           Am
But someone knows better than me
Am                      G       Am
Someone knows better than me

Am
And then we were in Stockholm and it was beautiful in July
    G
And the day after this famous Swedish director Ingmar Bergman died
Am
And all the national papers had some special issues
G
With beautiful pictures and interesting interviews
Am
I figured it was unlikely that they would gather all this stuff overnight
        G
They must have needed much more time than this to write
                Am
And it felt rancid
G
And you said David



Am                 G            Am
David don't you know about obituaries
Am                      G                     Am
They keep them at hand for the death of celebrities
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And I said I will never get used to how twisted news can be


Am                      G           Am
But someone knows better than me
Am                      G       Am
Someone knows better than me

                Am
And then I remembered one month of June in Coney Island
                G
When I was hiding a bottle of beer in the sand
        Am
It was too late for the ride(?) and it was too late for the Cyclone
        G
Then I didn't have a girlfriend, but I didn't feel alone
     Am
I didn't need anyone to watch the sunset or maybe my brother
        G                                                                 Am
And now every time the sun goes down I hope we will be together kissin'
G
Baby listen
Am              G          Am
Baby I don't want to be without you
          Am            G               Am
It would make me so mad, I wouldn't know what to do
         Am     G            Am
I was blind but now I can see

Am                      G           Am
But someone knows better than me
Am                      G       Am
Someone knows better than me