Birds on the wing at the end of the day The trees of green and brown you see Have suddenly turned grey Don't be too sad when you're waiting for death The message on the garden wall says Mickey Mouse is bad Ooh, Need, I need, I need, I need her The broken arrows in the door, there's lots of Indians Ooh, Need, I need, I need, I need her The grass that grows above her hair The pretty patterned teddy bear Aah, aah aah yeah yeah Her baby cries in the heat of the night Footsteps up the stairs her mother's there to hold her tight Happy young child and his dog running wild Spring is in the air and they've been running for a mile There goes that little girl again The years have passed but all in vain The birds have fallen from the trees And it is told in these old memories O' What of the old man who stand there so still A Looking at the stars you're bringing to your window sill Where is old Betty now? Woman who scrub Perhaps she passed away she's very old but very good Ooh, Need, I need, I need, I need her The broken arrows in the door; there's lots of Indians Ooh, Need, I need, I need, I need her The grass that grows above her hair The pretty patterned teddy bear Aah, aah aah yeah yeah Why did this happen, where did I do wrong? I know that now I'm home I'm not too young and then I'm gone Birds on the wing at the end of the day The trees of green and brown you see Have suddenly turned grey