[Verse 1]

High noon sun, shadows on the ground

Feels like I oughta be in some old out west town

And they're circling overhead

It's all starting to make sense

Why you can't look me in the eye and tell me where you've been


[Chorus]

I see buzzards like they know something I don't

Girl, they're givin' you away, saying everything you won't

If they're waitin' round for us to die, there won't be nothing left

'Cause when love is gone, it's gone

And yeah man, these damned birds are gonna starve to death


[Verse 2]

They must know you, and hell, you must know them

You've told them that you're leavin' or they just smell it on the wind

And they're blocking out the sun, but girl, you know that I ain't blind

I can see a goodbye comin' but I appreciate the warning signs


[Chorus]

I see buzzards like they know something I don't

Girl, they're givin' you away, saying everything you won't

If they're waitin' round for us to die, there won't be nothing left

'Cause when love is gone, it's gone

Yeah man, these damned birds are gonna starve to death


[Bridge]

So pack 'em up with you when you ditch this one horse town

We both know it's over or they'd be long gone by now


[Chorus]

I see buzzards like they know something I don't

Girl, they're givin' you away, saying everything you won't

If they're waitin' round for us to die, there won't be nothing left

'Cause when love is gone, it's gone

And yeah man, these damned birds are gonna starve to death