Nightbird
- written by s. nicks, s. stewart
- appears on The Wild Heart (1983); The Enchanted Boxed Set (1998)
- released as a single; b-side: Gate and Garden (U.S. December 1983)
- released as a single; b-side: Nothing Ever Changes (U.K. January 1984)
- hit #33 on the Pop Charts
Lyrics
And the summer became the fall
I was not ready for the winter
It makes no difference at all
'Cause I wear boots all summer long
My eye-make-up is dark and it's careless
Some circles around my eyes
Sometimes the real color of my skin
Is my eyes without any shadow
And when I call
Will you walk gently
Thru my shadow
The ones who sing at night
The ones who sing at night
The ones you dream of
The ones who walk away
Capes pulled around them tight
Cryin' for the night
Cry for the nightbird...tonite
And so the winter is really here now
And the blankets that I love
I am surrounded sometimes
By too much love
And when I call
Will you walk gently
Thru my shadow
The ones who sing at night
The ones who sing at night
The ones you dream of
The ones who walk away
Capes pulled around them tight
Cryin' for the night
Cry for the nightbird...tonite
And the darkened eyes
Thru the net of the lace
In the darkness
It's hard to see her face
Pulls back the net
And you feel the touch
Of her fingers
And you see...she turns the eyes
And you see the eyes of a nightbird
The ones you dream of
Finally...the nightbird
Finally...the nightbird
Tonite