A red bird was singing
About another time
Softer than a daydream
On a summer night

She flew out of a rainstorm
Darker than the night
I guess her love caressed it 
Stories from her life

Red bird don’t get tired now
You can almost touch the light
Red bird don’t stop singing your song
Fly for tomorrow tonight

Sorry for the lies
Sorry doesn’t do
She broke her wings just trying
To get it through to you
Well, if there's only time
I’d offer some of mine
It’ll take more than a phone call
To get her feeling fine

Red bird don’t get tired now
You can almost touch the light
Red bird don’t stop singing your song
Fly for tomorrow
Red bird don’t get tired now
You can almost touch the light
Red bird don’t stop singing your song
Fly for tomorrow tonight

And how does it feel
To take her from the sky
I pray you’re out there sleeping
When it’s time for a bird to fly

When it’s time for a bird to fly (with vocal variations)