Kathy Mattea - The Wood Thrush's Song lyrics

I walked down the hall where the woods used to stand Concrete at my feet, brick walls at every hand And over my head steel girders so strong Where I first felt the spell of the Wood Thrush's song Now the Wood Thrush has vanished, seeking the place That's not felt the crush of man's embrace The steep woods are gone now, and oh, how I long To again feel the spell of the Wood Thrush's song Over my head just a few years ago The poplar leaves shivered when the breezes did blow Now the deep hum of engines drowns the soft sigh Of the wind in the leaves of the few trees nearby Man is the inventor, the builder, the sage The writer and seeker of truth by the page But all of his knowledge can never explain The deep mystery of the Wood Thrush refrain