Intro: D Verse: D G I don't wanna drive a fancy car today Bm A Gm7 I don't wanna ride in a red corvette D G I don't wanna jog my Saturday away Bm A Gm7 But I don't wanna go home yet D G Today is not the day to jump out of a plane Bm A Gm7 I don't wanna parasail or play roulette D G I don't wanna risk it all or go insane Bm A Gm7 But I don't wanna go home yet Chorus: G D I just want to watch the birds go by Gm6 Bm Bm7 From my handy foldable blue canvas throne G D I wanna watch them fly and fly Gm6 Bm Bm7 And see them soar up into the unknown G Gm D But I'd feel just like a nerd, watching birds, watching me here all alone Verse: D G I don't wanna break dance or learn tai Kwon do Bm A Gm7 I don't wanna fish till all the fish are gone D G I don't wanna roller skate even if it's slow Bm A Gm7 I don't wanna pass out in a marathon D G I don't like soccer, baseball track or field Bm A Gm7 I'm not up for a match of polo D G I don't wanna seek or try to stay concealed Bm A Gm7 I'm also not up for... water polo Chorus: G D I just wanna watch the birds up there Gm6 Bm Bm7 Track the migratory patterns that they flow G D I wanna watch them from my chair Gm6 Bm Bm7 With my binoculars, my latte and my phone G Gm D Trying to spot a lark in the park parked in nature all alone Bridge: A G Alone here with the doves and the sparrows and the ospreys Bm G The owlets, the eagles and my list A G It's just me and Mr. Finch, the robins, the kingfishers Bm A The snipes, though I heard they don't exist G D Each little species in its little way can teach me D7 G9 What awaits you if you can get away Chorus: G D I wanna watch the birds do what they will Gm6 Bm Bm7 Sorry if I'm ornithologically prone G D I wanna watch from somewhere undisturbing, quiet, calm and still Gm6 Bm Bm7 Sit right here and gaze at the unknown Finale: G A I don't wanna fly in the sky, I just wanna be alone. A D I just wanna be alone
