Rosie Thomas - 2 Birds lyrics

We were young we were barely 19 Going places that we have never seen So I packed a flashlight and the camera 2,000 miles to California We packed our clothes in paper bags We made mix tapes of our favorite bands I remember my father in the driveway I could tell that he was putting on his brave face for me As we drove far away Stayed any place for free I picked up a nickel on the train tracks We had songs we liked to sing And we tape recorded things Tied ribbons round the trees to find our way back We stopped in every small town we came across We slept in motel parking lots I remember Montana and the big sky I remember how she stood there with her arms held open wide As we drove far away Stayed any place for free We pulled over when we saw the sunflowers And we both carved our names In a fence along the way And Sharon honked the horn at every state line We were young and we, were just beginning our lives Like 2 birds set free for the first time Not a penny to our names And our dresses were handmade We picked flowers and sage And dried them in The dashboard of the car