she s a phoenix i watched her spread her wings why does she always fly away oh when i m feeling as she burns me up inside behind those charcoal eyes i took a breath and let her go she s as bright as the snow oh ohh oh so fly away start over somewhere south she says that the weather s nice she d love me to come out across the midwest in the day drove a car all the way to denver called me to say she loved the way the mountains still had snow in the summer i took a breath and held it in no she s never coming back again fly away start over somewhere south she says that the weather s nice she d love me to come out go on and fly away it s not like i need her now as i m burning up inside i ll forgive her somehow fly away start over somewhere south she says that the weather s nice but i d love you to come out found a way to break in to your chest and divide what i find into pieces take my time fly away start over somewhere south she says that the weather s nice but i d love you to come out go on and fly away it s not like i need her now as i m burning up inside i ll forgive her somehow she s a phoenix i watched her spread her wings why does she always fly away