Scavenger Bird

I saw a crow, feeding a crow

A small scrap of metal from a toilet hole

I've seen the birds, circling your big Southern eyes

What could they want, it's no big surprise

I've seen the birds parting your cracked country mouth

There's no wonder my love what this is about

Our nature's a monster, we pull and we pry

What will you find?

A crowbar, a hammer, a delicate word

Will open the door to the scavenger bird

Accept no presents for each is a lie

Whose depth you will know by the strength of the shine

The ring on your finger it ain't worth the change

You send down the wishing well, bring me some rain

The fields have gone dry, blackbirds are starving for love

Of any old kind

Run your long fingers through the powdered earth

It's you who brings the rain

I saw a crow with the cock of his head

He solved a great puzzle and hustled for bread

A crowbar, a hammer, a delicate word

Opens the door to the scavenger bird