“A Robin Or A Wren” is the fifth track on Jeff Tweedy’s 2020 solo album “Love Is the King”.
The concept of the song (dying, coming back as something else) appears to be inspired by Roger Miller’s “Reincarnation”, which is played at the end of each Tweedy Show episode.
At the last, last call
When it's time for us all
To say goodbye
I know I'm gonna cry
Know I'm gonna cry
Because all in all
I'm just having a ball
Being alive
And I don't want to die
I don't wanna die
At the end of the end
Of this beautiful dream we're in
I'll wake up again
A robin or a wren
And then I'll sit
Outside your window
I'll sing a song you'll recognize
And you won't know why
You won't know why
And then a teardrop will fall
Into the corner of the smile
On your face
And I'll be alive
I'll be alive
I'll be alive
I'll be alive
I'll be alive
I'll be alive
A Robin or a Wren was written by George Saunders & Jeff Tweedy.
A Robin or a Wren was produced by Jeff Tweedy & Tom Schick.
Jeff Tweedy released A Robin or a Wren on Fri Oct 23 2020.