Seabirds Lyrics

The song Seabirds is performed by Joan Baez in the album named The Complete A&M Recordings in the year 2003 .



(Words and Music by Joan Baez)

Don't worry about my politics
They are what they are
I work best when I get some rest
Right now I'm in a bar
Overlooking the whole wide world
It's over the Pacific
I've never written when I was drunk
This could be terrific!

And the seabird struggles in the wind
She topples, balances again

The lady sitting next to me
Is gazing in the eyes
Of the stranger sitting next to her
Who is mouthing truths and lies
He's actually quite nice I guess
He has an honest look
He doesn't know I've lost my mind
Scribbling in this book

And the seabird struggles in the wind
She topples, balances again

Consumed by the evening's masterpiece
Completely introverted
From here I could stare down eternity
leave alone and not feel deserted
I'm tired of interesting faces
And the dull ones make my weep
Don't ask me what my sign is
Instant intimacy runs cheap

The ocean is so bountiful
It spreads from coast to coast
The winds scale off the whitecaps
And the things I love the most
Come wafting up into my lap
In the colors of the great sunrise
Children holding cupcakes
With paradise in their eyes

And the seabird struggles in the wind
She topples, balances again

Four big pelicans just flew by
The room got very still
One of them carried the breath of God
Tucked way back in his bill
I know it was the breath of God
It's the same as the secret of life
He's carrying it off to the Shah of Iran
To trade it for the end of strife

And the seabird struggles in the wind
She topples, balances again

© 1976, 1977 Gabriel Earl Music (ASCAP)



Joan Baez - The Complete A&M Recordings

Sep 2003

  1. Prison Trilogy (Billy Rose)
  2. Rainbow Road
  3. Love Song To A Stranger
  4. Myths
  5. In The Quiet Morning
  6. Weary Mothers
  7. To Bobby
  8. Song Of Bangladesh
  9. A Stranger In My Place
  10. Tumbleweed
  11. The Partisan
  12. Imagine
  13. Where Are You Now, My Son?
  14. Only Heaven Knows (Ah, The Sad Wind Blows)
  15. Less Than The Song
  16. A Young Gypsy
  17. Mary Call
  18. Rider, Pass By
  19. Best Of Friends
  20. Windrose
  21. Gracias A La Vida (Here's To Life)
  22. Llego Con Tres Heridas (I Come With Three Wounds)
  23. La Llorona (The Weeping Woman)
  24. El Preso Numero Nueve (Prisoner Number Nine)
  25. Guantanamera
  26. Te Recuerdo Amanda (I Remember Amanda)
  27. Dida (1974 Album Version)
  28. Cu-Cu-Rru-Cu-Cu Paloma
  29. Paso Rio (I Pass A River)
  30. El Rossinyol (The Nightingale)
  31. De Colores (In Colors)
  32. Las Madres Cansadas (All The Weary Mothers Of The Earth)
  33. No Nos Moveran (We Shall Not Be Moved)
  34. Esquinazo Del Guerrillero (The Guerilla's Serenade)
  35. Johnny, I Hardly Knew Yeh
  36. Where's My Apple Pie?
  37. Forever Young (Single Version)
  38. Diamonds And Rust (Album Version)
  39. Fountain Of Sorrow
  40. Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer
  41. Children And All That Jazz
  42. Simple Twist Of Fate
  43. Blue Sky
  44. Hello In There
  45. Jesse
  46. Winds Of The Old Days
  47. Dida (1975 Album Version)
  48. I Dream Of Jeannie/Danny Boy (Medley)
  49. Sweeter For Me
  50. Seabirds
  51. Caruso
  52. Still Waters At Night
  53. Kingdom Of Childhood
  54. O Brother!
  55. Time Is Passing Us By
  56. Stephanie's Room
  57. Gulf Winds
  58. (Ain't Gonna Let Nobody) Turn Me Around
  59. Blessed Are
  60. Suzanne
  61. Love Song To A Stranger (Part 2)
  62. I Shall Be Released
  63. Blowin' In The Wind
  64. Stewball
  65. Natalia
  66. The Ballad Of Sacco & Vanzetti
  67. Joe Hill
  68. Love Is Just A Four Letter Word
  69. Forever Young (Live /1975)
  70. Diamonds And Rust (Live)
  71. Boulder To Birmingham
  72. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
  73. Oh Happy Day
  74. Please Come To Boston
  75. Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts
  76. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
  77. Amazing Grace

Seabirds