Like some night bird, homeward wingin'. He seeks the sheltered nest
Like the sailor's lost horizon. He needs some place to rest
The songs that he's been singin'. No longer make much sense
And those strangers' cold perceptions they've killed his confidence.
Nightingale. She sails away upon a sea of song
Nightingale. She serenades his lonely, lonely life along
When his tired voice is broken, his golden hope is gone
She makes a lost soul's simple longing, somehow not so wrong
Nightingale Nightingale
He was strong, but he was taken. By the thought of his success
Those spotlight shadows, how they lured him and took him like all the rest
But that old dream don't look good now no, it don't seem quite the same
He needs to hear a tender word, won't you sing him home again
Nightingale. She sails away upon a sea of song
Nightingale. She serenades his lonely, lonely life along
When his strength is slowly goin' his pride is all but gone
She makes a foolish dreamer listen to one last song
Nightingale Nightingale