Colin Bell/ Song of the Nightingale



	Why don`t you sing?
	To the bird said the king
	As he angrily stomped in his palace
	I want to learn
	So that I can earn
	The trust of the hearts in the forest
	I want to sing like you
	So that I can do
	What you`ve done to the hearts in the forest
	But the nightingale
	As the light grew pale
	Remained still in her cage of silence



	For how could she explain
	That it would be in vain
	For the king her song to sing
	For his heart was not there
	And his burden and care
	Was far from the hearts of the forest
	And he had no part
	In the song of the heart
	That the nightingale sang in the forest

	For he lived behind walls
	Could not hear the calls
	Of the hearts of the souls in the forest
	Did he not want to know
	Did his ears deafness grow
	To the cries of the hearts of the forest?
	Though he wanted the song
	And his heart did long
	To be loved by the hearts of the forest