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Grown​-​Ups

from Cuckoo Heart by Zig Zag Birds

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Today at school
Tommy saw a girl he'd never seen before
In assembly hall
He spotted all he'd ever need at all
As she sat in the second row

The bell at half nine
Well it chimed with his kite-high popping cuckoo heart
And in the lunchtime queue
Well that was when he absolutely knew that she'd be the one for him

All afternoon he'd try to catch her eye
But she never looked his way
No matter how he stared or how loud he sighed
Seemed it wouldn't be his day

Grown-ups know what to say to turn pretty heads their way
'Cause grown-ups don't get shy
They know how to take the pain and the stomach-ache of love
So when will I?

The weeks went by
There was no magic trick that he would not try
He'd whistle a tune
So beautiful you'd struggle not to swoon
But a little too quietly

And poems stuffed inside his classroom drawer
Filled with words he would not say
Lonely weekends behind a bedroom door
Countless evenings dreamed away

Grown-ups know what to say to turn pretty heads their way
'Cause grown-ups don't get shy
They know how to take the pain and the stomach-ache of love
So when will I?

Tommy one day school will be far behind
You'll have letters after your name
And though you're older you'll be surprised to find
The song you're singing's still the same

Grown-ups know what to say to turn pretty heads their way
'Cause grown-ups don't get shy
They know how to take the pain and the stomach-ache of love
So when will I?

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from Cuckoo Heart, released May 26, 2017

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Zig Zag Birds London, UK

With one foot in the sun-soaked Sixties, and the other in the do-it-yourself YouTube generation, Zig Zag Birds began as an experiment and quickly got out of hand. London's David Rael, Edward Randell and Woody Lewenstein write fun, infectious original songs with a nod to days of old. The result is a downright irresistible sound, packed with lush harmonies, bouncy brass and endlessly hummable tunes. ... more

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