Seagulls

She left St.John's one day in May Dressed in her Sunday best A kind man sat beside her While she cried her way out West She moved in with her cousin Found a job down in the mall Her friends at home were jealous Said they'd see her in the fall Chorus: You know that she wants to try, never lets you see her cry You know that she wants to try, she's got seagulls in her eyes The people here seem really nice But the winter's way too long New friends, they don't understand Her mother wrote "be strong" She made some decent money But nothing comes for free The windy street, just can't compete With the sky, the rocks and sea Chorus Her parents came at Eastertime They wanted her to stay But she bought a panel van Moved home on her birthday Her friends were pretty cynical "Couldn't make it on your own..." Now the sky's a little smaller And it doesn't seem like home --- Seagulls - Great Big Sea