New Birds
Arab Strap Lyrics

You just have to be sure you're doing the right thing
Before making any choices, take a moment to think if it's the right decision you want to make.

I mean it's very easy to forget
It's easy to forget the person you were close with after a long time.

She's just sitting there in the pub with her new friends
She's at the pub, socializing with new friends as she moved on.

And her new life and her new hair
She has moved on and embraced a new lifestyle, including hair.

And it's been five years but you'd know just to look at her
It's been five years, but you can still recognize her without a doubt.

I wasn't even sure it were her at first
At first, I wasn't certain that it was her I saw at the pub.

I was ready to walk away but she smiled
I intended to leave, but she smiled at me just in time to stop me.

And called me over and we said hello for a bit
We greeted each other briefly and exchanged small talk.

When we back to our tables
After the brief chat, we returned to our respective friends at separate tables.

We were trying not to look over at each other
We tried to avoid eye contact with each other.

And told our friends to stop staring
We told our friends to stop staring at each other.

I didn't see her for the rest of the night
I didn't have another chance to see or talk to her on that night.

But by closing time the beer's kicked in
At the end of the night, the alcohol has finally kicked in.

So I go up and speak to her
I decided to approach her and start a conversation.

And we end up talking about our new homes
Our conversation shifted towards discussing the places we currently reside in.

Our new jobs and our new birds
We discussed our new occupations and partners.

She says she's been going out with him now
She revealed that she has been in a relationship with somebody for over two years.

For about two and a half years
The duration of her current relationship has been two and a half years.

But they don't live together so he'd never find out
They don't live together, so her partner would not know if she were unfaithful.

And you think about chasing her about school
Recollecting the memories of pursuing her back in school.

When you were wee and lying in your bed
Reminiscing of the days long gone when you were lying in your bed.

And listening to love songs
As you listened to love songs back in the day.

And pretending they were about you
Fantasized the songs were about you.

And the first time you asked her out
The incident of the first time you asked her out.

She said no but one night you went to a wedding
Where she declined to go out with you except for one night when you went to a wedding together.

And when you came back to the pub
After the wedding, when you both returned to the same pub.

She's changed her mind and you went out
She changed her mind and agreed to go out with you that night.

You remember the way she swung her arms
Recalling the memory of the way she held herself when she was with you.

When she held your hand
Remembering the moment when you held hands with her.

But you can't remember how she kissed
Even though you can remember everything else, you can't recall how her kiss felt like.

And now you've got the chance to find out
The moment of the opportunity to figure out how she kisses.

But you have to remember there's this other kiss
It's important not to ignore the other kiss that you have perfected.

She's at home, wondering where you are and what you're doing
Her thoughts might be centered around you as you are seeing each other but not together.

And you work hard on this kiss and you know it inside out
You have worked hard on this kiss, and you know everything about it.

It's as much yours as it is hers
The kiss belongs to you both equally.

And it took a long time to get right
It took a considerable amount of time and effort to perfect the kiss.

It took months of practice
Months of dedication and practice were necessary to get the kiss right.

And months of embarrassment but now you've got it perfected
There were moments of embarrassment and awkwardness, but you've come a long way and perfected it.

And you've been looking forward to that kiss all week
You've set your mind to that perfected kiss for the whole week.

You can see her breath in the air
Her breath is visible in the cold air they're in.

Between your faces as you stand in the leaves
As they stand surrounded by leaves, they face each other.

And she just asks you straight out
Without any sugarcoating, she asks you a direct question.

If you want to come and stay at her flat
She invited you to her flat for the night.

But you make sure you get separate taxis
To avoid any possible rumors or suspicions, you wanted to leave the place separately.

And you go home and there might be a slight regret
You return home, and there may be a tiny sliver of remorse.

And you might wonder what you missed
You might feel like you missed out on something after turning down her invitation.

But you have to remember the kiss you worked so hard on
Reminding yourself about the kiss you have perfected so much.

And you'll know you've done the right thing
Knowing that you made the correct decision and stayed true to yourself.