Birds of a Feather

[Verse 1]
I built a nest of paperbacks
A long forgotten novel
Was the brookstone [?] of my hovel
And a pillow for my head

You were passed out on the couch
Your clothes were all around you
You were like that when I found you
No more stories for your bed

[Chorus 1]
That was how I left you in the middle of the night
Your shoes untied and your eyes shut tight
Like birds of a feather that don't ever flock together
In the morning you'll be sorry
But by lunchtime you'll be gone

[Verse 2]
I made a mess of every room
I finished all the chapters
They all echoed with your laughter
They all pleaded for your eyes

You were far away by then
I called you on the phone
You said that you weren't coming home
And I was never so surprised

[Chorus 2]
This is how I picture you every single night
Your shirt tucked in and your eyes open wide
Like birds of a feather in the middle of the storm
If you don't come home who will keep me warm

[Outro]
Like birds of a feather at the end of every book
Like the godforsaken winter and all the summers that it took