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Orphan (Acoustic) Lyrics by Ashley Monroe

Sparrow (Acoustic Sessions) - EP

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[Verse 1]
How does a sparrow know more than I?
When its mother is gone, it learns how to fly
With no direction, its wings in the wind
How does a bird know more than I?
[Verse 2]
How does the winter know to hold on
When it's scared of its shadow and flowers are gone?
The leaves all lay sleepin', prayin' to hear spring-time songs
How does the winter know to hold on?
[Chorus]
Nobody told me what I should do
When the world starts to rumble and shake under you
How does an orphan find its way home?
Reach out with no hand to hold
How do I make it alone?
[Verse 3]
What keeps a river runnin' that way?
Is it slave to the ocean, a wild runaway?
Does it shеd a tear, all who have drowned in its wakе?
What keeps a river runnin' that way?
[Chorus]
Nobody told me what I should do
When the world starts to rumble and shake under you
How does an orphan find its way home?
Reach out with no hand to hold
How do I make it alone?
[Chorus]
Nobody told me what I should do
When the world starts to rumble and shake under you
I am an orphan a long way from home
And I reach out with no hand to hold
How do I make it alone?
[Outro]
How does a sparrow know more than I?
When its mother is gone, it learns how to fly
Credits
Ashley Monroe

Ashley Monroe

About “Orphan (Acoustic)” by Ashley Monroe

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"Orphan (Acoustic)" is credited to Ashley Monroe. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Orphan (Acoustic)" appears on "Sparrow (Acoustic Sessions) - EP".

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