David Singer & The Sweet Science - The Birds Along the Rail Lyrics

The light flashed in your eyes
You said you had a system
You blew on them and kissed em
You threw 'em and you hit the point again

And no one could divine
The source of all your wisdom
With your extraordinary vision
You tilted and you missed them

And no one will love you more than the birds along the rail
And no one will comfort you more than the people you fail
The heartbreak of coming up seven
And the man takes the chips away
And you look to the birds
But they fall out of love, they fall out of love

The boxman caught your eye
And offered his assistance
Your heart pumped like a piston
The waitress toasted you with ginger ale

And everybody smiled
The pass line and its victims
With their fluctuating incomes
But you can only treat the symptoms

And no one will love you more than the birds along the rail
And no one will comfort you more than the people you fail
The heartbreak of coming up seven And the man takes the chips away
And you look to the birds
But they fall out of love, they fall out of love