Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean   The unborn grass lies waitin' 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   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 is 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   She'll only break my heart again should I decide to stay   So little snowbird take it with you when you go   To that land of gentle breezes where the peaceful water flows   Spread your tiny wings...   If I could you know that I would fly away with you