Silver Sparrow

by Jimmy Cowan

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Silver Sparrow

You’ve got long long hair
You’ve got a lot to loose
Somebody’s gonna hold you down
And make you choose

You’re taking baby steps
You’re walking on shaky ground
Someday you’d like to speak your mind
But you can’t make a sound
Can’t make a sound

Silver sparrow
With a broken wing
You can’t fly home
And now you can’t sing
You can’t sing

You’re wondering who you’re talking to
Try and remember love
Seems the world has chewed you out
And spit you up
Spit you up

Crimson cardinal
With his cardboard cane
He protects the sparrow
But it will never be the same

Silver sparrow
With a broken wing
You can’t fly home
And now you can’t sing
Now you can’t sing
Now you can’t sing
Now you can’t sing

Written by Jimmy Cowan

Jimmy Cowan: lead vocal
Chris Brennan: drums
Gerry Griffin: bass
Steve Runyon: piano
Bill Karcher: rhythm and lead guitar
Tony Orbach: saxophone
Matt Sullivan: backing vocal arrangement, backing vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
Jeanette Rudy: backing vocals
Jack Bashwiner: backing vocals
Tom Monaghan: percussion

Recorded, mixed, and produced by Gerry Griffin at Temple of Tuneage, Verona, NJ

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released July 26, 2022

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