There’s a fable that we tell about a little boy
Bright eyed young inside and full of joy
He went out and got himself a new toy
The old train got wet and rusted
He found a love in the wings of a red bird
The bird picked him up and gave him laughter
When the winter came back the bird flew away
The little boy had no place to stay
Don’t blame it on the starlight
Don’t blame it on the stars
Just blame the whole damn thing on me
and you
Chapter two’s about a girl with a pretty smile
She dressed nice with lips stained with alcohol
She wants to talk to him in the next room
She liked his readiness to come and cure it all
They kissed on a bench underneath the red bird
Lips so soft, they sucked every word
When she woke up the bird had nested
All her bad thoughts had made her brain tested
Don’t blame it on the starlight
Don’t blame it on the stars
Just blame the whole damn thing on me
and you
Chapter three the boy sells his hopes and dreams
You can’t live like like a man wearing ripped jeans
He gets a job as a clerk in a corner store
A red bird comes in through the front door
The boy stares at a crack on the dirty wall
The bird’s lips are stained with alcohol
The boy checks out and climbs into a rusty car
A red bird is perched on a distant start
Don’t blame it on the starlight
Don’t blame it on the stars
Just blame the whole damn thing on me
and you
Chapter four the boy wastes his life away
The girl made plans for another day
She went to the store and picked out a red bird
She brought it home and hung on its every word
There’s a boy across the street playing with his trains
Beside him is a man with growing pains
A red bird picks them up and brings them laughter
They didn’t wake up that’s happily ever after
Don’t blame it on the starlight
Don’t blame it on the stars
Just blame the whole damn thing on me
and you
Don’t blame it on the starlight
Don’t blame it on the stars
Just blame the whole damn thing on me
Don’t blame it on the starlight
Don’t blame it on the stars
Just blame the whole damn thing on me