Birdland Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Gilgamesh 

Cover art for Birdland lyrics by Patti Smith

It isn't about her son. Patti Smith married Fred "Sonic" Smith in 1980, and had a son in 1982. Fred died in 1994. Horses, the album this song is from, was released in 1975, five years before she even got married.

@Gilgamesh No one said it was "her" son?