Once we found a robin
In our backyard
It was already dead
But we were so sure
That things weren't gone too far
So we prayed to God above
That He'd bring it back to us
And we put it in a jar
And waited
And waited
But Mama made us bury it
Mama made us bury it in the backyard
I wished to be just like my best friend
She was the brightest star in the room
Yeah, but we didn't know what we had
With the world pressing in
On her backyard
She fell in backwards
She fell in backwards
With the world pressing in
On her backyard
She fell in backwards
We prayed to God above
That He'd bring her back to us
So we put her in a box
We put her in a box
And waited
For something to happen
But nothing happened
And Mama made me bury her
Mama made me bury her
Mama made be bury her in the backyard
Once we found a robin In our backyard It was already dead But we were so sure That things weren't gone too far
So we prayed to God above That He'd bring it back to us And we put it in a jar And waited And waited
But Mama made us bury it Mama made us bury it in the backyard
I wished to be just like my best friend She was the brightest star in the room Yeah, but we didn't know what we had
With the world pressing in On her backyard She fell in backwards She fell in backwards
With the world pressing in On her backyard She fell in backwards
We prayed to God above That He'd bring her back to us So we put her in a box We put her in a box And waited For something to happen But nothing happened
And Mama made me bury her Mama made me bury her Mama made be bury her in the backyard