Nightingales Lyrics

The song Nightingales is performed by Prefab Sprout in the album named The Collection in the year 2001 .



Tell me do something true true of you and me
That we're too busy living through, too busy to see
What is it that we do, makes us what we are?
If we sing are we nightingales, shine are we stars?

Who are we, what we got, are we a firework show?
Growing pale like a star that burnt out years ago
Stranger things have been, stranger things have gone
I find it hard right now to name you one

Tell me do something true and drop the fairytales
If singin' birds must sing, with no question of choice
Then livin' is our song, indeed our voice
Best agree you and me we're probably nightingales

Who are we, what we got, are we a firework show?
Growing pale like a star that burnt out years ago
Stranger things have been, stranger things have gone
I find it hard right now to name you one

Tell me do something true and drop the fairytales
If singin' birds must sing, with no question of choice
Then livin' is our song, indeed our voice
Best agree you and me we're probably nightingales

God's a proud thundercloud we are cartoon cats
With a fear that is biblical under our hats

Who are we, what we got, are we a firework show?
Growing pale like a star that burnt out years ago
Stranger things have been, stranger things have gone
I find it hard right now to name you one

Tell me do something true and drop the fairytales
If singin' birds must sing, with no question of choice
Then livin' is our song, indeed our voice
Best agree you and me we're probably nightingales




Prefab Sprout - The Collection

Feb 2001

  1. Lions In My Own Garden (Exit Someone)
  2. Don't Sing
  3. Couldn't Bear To Be Special
  4. Faron Young
  5. Johnny Johnny
  6. Cars And Girls
  7. The King Of Rock 'N' Roll
  8. Hey Manhattan!
  9. The Golden Calf
  10. The Sound Of Crying
  11. If You Don't Love Me
  12. Life Of Surprises
  13. A Prisoner Of The Past
  14. Electric Guitars
  15. Cue Fanfare
  16. Cruel
  17. Pearly Gates
  18. 'Til The Cows Come Home
  19. Enchanted
  20. I Remember That
  21. Nightingales
  22. Life's A Miracle
  23. Swans
  24. Andromeda Heights
  25. Where The Heart Is


Nightingales