SNOWBIRD
ANNE MURRAY
SONGWRITER: GENE MACLELLAN
COUNTRY: CANADA
ALBUM: HEART OVER MIND
LABEL: CAPITOL RECORDS
GENRE: COUNTRY
YEAR: 1984
Heart Over Mind is a
studio album by Canadian Country artist Anne Murray. It was released by Capitol
Records in 1984. The album peaked at number 4 on the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA.
The disc's first 45,
"Nobody Loves Me Like You Do", a duet with Dave Loggins, hit #1 on
the U.S. Country singles chart and went Top 10 on Billboard's Adult
Contemporary chart. The
follow-up single, "Time Don't Run Out on Me", reached #2 Country and
#11 A/C. Both singles topped the Canadian Country singles chart.
"SNOWBIRD IS A SONG BY THE cANADIAN SONGWRITER Gene
MacLellan. Though it has
been recorded by many performers (including Bing Crosby and Elvis Presley), it is best known through Anne Murray's 1969 recording, which—after appearing as an album track in
mid-1969—was eventually released as a single in the summer of 1970. It was a
No. 2 hit on Canada's pop chart and went to No. 1 on both the Canadian adult
contemporary and country charts. The song reached No. 8 on the U.S. pop singles
chart, spent six weeks
at No. 1 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, and became a surprise Top 10 U.S. country hit as well. It was certified as a gold single
by the RIAA, the first American Gold record ever awarded to a Canadian
solo female artist. The song peaked at No. 23 on the UK Singles
Chart. In 2003 it was an
inaugural song inductee of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Beneath it's snowy mantle
cold and clean,
The unborn grass lies
waiting for its coat to turn to green.
The snowbird sings the song
he always sings,
And speaks to me of flowers
that will bloom again in spring.
When I was young my heart
was young then, too.
And anything that it would
tell me, that's the thing that I would do.
But now I feel such
emptiness within,
For the thing that I want
most in life's the thing that I can't win.
Spread your tiny wings and
fly away,
And take the snow back with
you where it came from on that day.
The one I love forever is
untrue,
And if I could you know
that I would fly away with you.
The breeze along the river
seems to say,
That he'll only break my
heart again should I decide to stay.
So, little snowbird, take
me with you when you go,
To that land of gentle
breezes where the peaceful waters flow.
Spread your tiny wings and
fly away,
And take the snow back with
you where it came from on that day.
The one I love forever is
untrue,
And if I could you know
that I would fly away with you.
Yeah, if I could I know
that I would fly away with you.
Beneath it's snowy mantle
cold and clean,
The unborn grass lies
waiting for its coat to turn to green.
The snowbird sings the song
he always sings,
And speaks to me of flowers
that will bloom again in spring.
When I was young my heart
was young then, too.
And anything that it would
tell me, that's the thing that I would do.
But now I feel such
emptiness within,
For the thing that I want
most in life's the thing that I can't win.
Spread your tiny wings and
fly away,
And take the snow back with
you where it came from on that day.
The one I love forever is
untrue,
And if I could you know
that I would fly away with you.
The breeze along the river
seems to say,
That he'll only break my
heart again should I decide to stay.
So, little snowbird, take
me with you when you go,
To that land of gentle
breezes where the peaceful waters flow.
Spread your tiny wings and
fly away,
And take the snow back with
you where it came from on that day.
The one I love forever is
untrue,
And if I could you know
that I would fly away with you.
Yeah, if I could I know
that I would fly away with you.
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