Jenny Wren

I just purchased Sir McCartney's new album and one song hit me particularly hard (more on that in a bit). Paul is one of my musical heroes - and he played all the instruments by himself - and it has a character that hails way back to the Beatles days.

Anyhow, for those who don't know, a Jenny Wren is a small songbird - long the center of poetry and lore. These lyrics are far too topical today:


--Jenny Wren--
--by Paul McCartney--


Like so many girls, Jenny Wren could sing
But a broken heart, took her song away

Like the other girls, Jenny Wren took wing
She could see the world, and its foolish ways

How we spend our days?
Casting love aside
Losing sight of life day by day

She saw poverty, breaking up a home
Wounded warriors, took her song away

But the day will come, Jenny Wren will sing
When this broken world, mends its foolish ways

Then we'll spend our days
Catching up on life
All because of you Jenny Wren

You saw who we are Jenny Wren