Verse 1:
I was a quick wet boy, diving too deep for coins (childhood)
All of your street light eyes wide on my plastic toys
(they were fond of playing/spending time with each other)
Then when the cops closed the fair, I cut my long baby hair
(then as time goes by they eventually grow up)
Stole me a dog-eared map and called for you everywhere
(She showed him direction then she left him; he'd been longing for her ever since she left---realisation that he has fallen for her)

CHORUS:
Have I found you? (finally realizing that he has found the one for him)
Flightless Bird (the one that will never leave him..."flightless")
Jealous, Weeping or Lost you American mouth...
(regretting that he didn't realize that he has found love until it's too late..)
Big Pill Looming.... (A thought of not finding her again threatened him)

Verse 2:
Now I'm a fat house cat
(he's been staying indoors...dwelling on the things that could've been)
Nursing my sore blunt tongue
(he's contemplating how insensitive he was for not saying and admitting how he truly feels for the girl)

Watching warm poison rats curl through the wide fence cracks; Pissing on magazine photos
(Ignoring things that's going on with his life...letting things pass by...
--- dont want to face how he really feels inside)
Fishing lures thrown in the cold and clean blood of Christ mountain stream
(--blood of Christ -signifies Hope and Salvation...)
(No matter how much he tries to stay away and move on, somehow he seems to keep longing for her hoping that he'll find her back to his arms and be saved from all these misery and regrets)

CHORUS:
Have i found you? (still finding for that special girl from his past)
Flightless Bird (the one that will never leave him..."flightless")
Grounded, Bleeding or lost you American Mouth
(believes that she's still there waiting somewhere-grounded; perhaps Hurting or might've been lost)
Big Pill Stuck going down(the thought of not finding her again is fading away)


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I'm not a big fan of Twilight, but since my sister is into it one night i saw the movie with her though i wasn't really paying attention...towards the end of the movie...i heard this song and i fell in love with it...tried searching on "google" for its meaning but it seems like there's so many interpretations of this song...

The above interpretation is how i personally decipher it.. what do you guys reckon?... share your thoughts..

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Listening to: Iron & Wine - Flightless Bird, American Mouth
http://foxytunes.com/artist/iron+%26...

Hey, trying to decide, trying to decide if I,
really wanna go out tonight.
I never use to go out without you,
I´m not sure I remember how to.
gonna be late gonna be late but,
all my girls gon have to wait cause,
I don´t know if I like my outfit.
I tried everything in my closet.

Nothing feels right when I´m not with you,
sick of this dress and these Jimmy Choos.
Taking them off cause I feel a fool,
trying to dress up when I´m missing you.
I´m a step out of this lingerie,
curl up in a ball with something Hanes.
In bed I lay, with nothing but your t-shirt on.
Oh, with nothing but your t-shirt on.

Hey, gotta be strong gotta be strong but I´m,
really hurting now that you´re gone.
I thought maybe I´d do some shopping,
but I didn´t get past the door and, now I don´t know, now
I don´t know if I´m, ever really gonna let you go and I,
couldn´t even leave my apartment.
I´m stripped down torn up about it.

Nothing feels right when I´m not with you,
sick of this dress and these Jimmy Choos.
Taking them off cause I feel a fool,
trying to dress up when I´m missing you.
I´m a step out of this lingerie,
curl up in a ball with something Hanes.
In that I lay (lay), with nothing but your t-shirt on.
(all by myself) with nothing but your t-shirt on.
I´m all by myself with nothing but your t shirt on,

Oh,
with nothing but your t shirt on
(cause I miss you)
(cause I miss you)
with nothing but your t shirt on
(said I miss you baby)
Oh

Now I don´t know, now
I don´t know if I´m, ever really gonna let you go and I,
couldn´t even leave my apartment.
I´m stripped down torn up about it.

(Cause)
Nothing feels right when I´m not with you,
sick of this dress and these Jimmy Choos.
Taking them off cause I feel a fool,
trying to dress up when I´m missing you.
I´m a step out of this lingerie,
curl up in a ball with something Hanes.
In bed I lay

Nothing feels right when I´m not with you
Sick of this dress and these Jimmy Choos
Taking them off cause I feel a fool
Trying to dress up when I´m missing you
(cause I miss you)
Ima step out of this lingerie
Curl up in a ball with something Hanes
(promise if you do)
In bed I lay
(I would be in bed)
with nothing but your t shirt on
Said I got nothing but your t-shirt on

Oh
(cause I wanna be close to you)
with nothing but your t-shirt on
I remember when you would like to see me
with nothing but your t-shirt on
Hey,(nothing but your t-shirt on)
let me tell you know,(nothing but your t-shirt on)
With nothing but your t-shirt on.

Two 'o clock and I wish that I was sleeping
You're in my head like a song on the radio
All I know is that I got to get next to you
Yeah I got to get next to you
Sitting here turning minutes into hours
To find the nerve just to call you on the telephone
You don't know that I got to get next to you

[Chorus:]
Maybe were friends
Maybe were more
Maybe it's just my imagination
But I see you stare just a little too long
And it makes me start to wonder
So baby call me crazy
But I think you feel it too
Maybe I, Maybe I
Just got to get next to you

I asked around and I heard that you were talking
Told my girl that you thought I was out of your league
What a fool, I got to get next to you, whoa
Yeah it's five in the morning and I can't go to sleep
'Cause I wish, yeah I wish that you knew what you mean to me
Baby let's get together and end this mystery, oh

[Chorus:]
Maybe were friends
Maybe were more
Maybe it's just my imagination
But I see you stare just a little too long
And it makes me start to wonder
So baby call me crazy
But I think you feel it too
Maybe I, Maybe I
Just got to get next to you

Whatcha got to say? Whatcha got to do?
How ya get the one you want to want to get next to you?

Whatcha got to say? Whatcha got to do?
How ya get the one you want to want to get next to you?

Whatcha got to say? Whatcha got to do?
How ya get the one you want to want to get next to you?

Whatcha got to say? Whatcha got to do?
How ya get the one you want to want to get next to you?
Yeah, yeah, to want to get next to you

[Chorus:]
Maybe were friends
Maybe were more
Maybe it's just my imagination
But I see you stare just a little too long
And it makes me start to wonder
So baby call me crazy
But I think you feel it too
Baby call me crazy
But I know you feel it too
Maybe I, Maybe I
Just got to get next to you
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I got to get next to you