Magpies (original song)

I saw two magpies sitting in a tree Building a home for a family of three Could that be you and me? I don't know why I can't be free You love me deep and you love me still It's hard to believe you always will And until I find my chill I'll keep on searching for the next great thrill Sometimes it's what I want Sometimes anything but Sometimes you look so good Sometimes I'd kill you if I could Step up, just a little Cause I think that you like me when I'm fickle With decisions, I am riddled Could you take it and let me be fickle? These folks all look so genteel and calm Do they ever wonder if they're wrong? The old version of me is young What if the weight makes us high strung? You've got good jokes and a heart that's meant Not to mention, your mind is content Yet I can't shake this fear inside that I might not feel satisfied Sometimes it's what I want Sometimes anything but Sometimes you look so good Sometimes I'd kill you if I could Step up, just a little Cause I think that you like me when I'm fickle With decisions, I am riddled Could you take it and let me be fickle? They said it'd be over by now but they weren't right They said it'd be over by now but they all lied They said it'd be over by now but they weren't right They said it'd be over by now but they all lied Step up, just a little Cause I think that you like me when I'm fickle With decisions, I am riddled Could you take it and let me be fickle? Those birds find home in the desert sands The piney woods and the boggy lands So cover me, and for me, too And I'll stop trying to live for two © Avery Glassman 2026