nightbird

Lyrics

NIGHTBIRD WORDS AND MUSIC BY NOEL ESKEW & JILL KING I HEARD A NIGHTBIRD CALLING, CALLING YOUR NAME AND BABY, IT MADE ME WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN AND I WONDER, WONDER WHERE YOU ARE NOW I HEARD A TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING, SOUND SO SAD AND BABY, IT MADE ME WANT TO HOLD YOU AGAIN SO BAD AND I WONDER, WONDER WHERE YOU ARE NOW AIN?T IT FUNNY HOW THE FEELING HOLDS ON EVERYTHING I HEAR IS JUST ANOTHER SAD SONG MAKES ME WONDER, WONDER WHERE YOU ARE NOW I HEARD THE WHEELS WHINING, SOUND SO BLUE SOUND JUST LIKE THEY SOUNDED AS I DROVE AWAY FROM YOU AND I WONDER, WONDER WHERE YOU ARE NOW I HEARD MY HEART POUNDING INSIDE MY HEAD MADE ME WANT TO TAKE BACK EVERYTHING THAT I SAID I SAID WE BOTH HAD BETTER THINGS TO DO THAT MY HAPPINESS WAS JUST A MATTER OF LEAVING YOU AND NOW IT?S SO FUNNY HOW THE FEELING HANGS ON EVERYTHING I HEAR IS JUST ANOTHER SAD SONG TO MAKE ME WONDER, WONDER WHERE YOU ARE NOW

Credits

Lyric Credits: Noel Eskew & Jill King

Music Credits: Noel Eskew & Jill King

Producer Credits: Noel Eskew

Publisher Credits: Eskhar Music

Performance Credits: Noel Eskew, guitar & vocals

Description

Short Song Description: Things that make you ponder 'bout a love you left.

Long Song Description: All the verses are about different things the subject hears and her/his reaction emotionally in reference to a lover he/she left. And this person is left wondering what became of that person they loved.

Story Behind the Song: Driving home from a gig at 2:30am, I heard a nightbird as I drove up a Nashville street toward home and just started singing to myself. Had the basic song down, but it didn't have a bridge/chorus till my friend Jill King sat down with me and said, "well

Metadata

Song Length: 3:16

Primary Genre: Blues-Country

Secondary Genre: Country-Alternative

Tempo / Feel: Medium (111 - 130)

Lead Vocal: Female Vocal

Subject Matter 1: Lost Love

Subject Matter 2: Breaking Up

Similar Artist 1: Tracy Chapman

Similar Artist 2: Shawn Colvin

Language: English

Era: 2000 and later