[Verse 1]
If you were here in Starkville
Townie boys would love the way you stare
If you were here in Starkville
Well the local girls, they wouldn't have a prayer
Well, I spent a reckless night inside the wonder
Of your everlasting charm
Now I'm haunted by geography and the flora
And the fauna of your heart

[Chorus]
At the dawning of some road-worn day
I call you on a whim just to say
"The morning birds are singing"
But I could not do them justice
So I hung up and I fell back to sleep

[Verse 2]
But I'm in love with my mobility
Sometimes this life can be a drag
Like when I notice your nobility
And how my leaving, it only held you back
But I remember one occasion when you were drinking
And you asked me to the coast
But I was hell bent on agony back then
And so I missed the boat
[Chorus]
At the dawning of some road-worn day
I call you on a whim just to say
"My regrets become distractions
I cannot do them justice"
And I hung up and I fell back to sleep

[Verse 3]
When I was down in Starkville
I was hiding out inside some Comfort Inn
From a local gang of troubadours
When the homecoming queen—she come ridin' in
Yeah, but I slipped out of my room into the rain
And I went running for my health
I watched those headlights turn to moonlight
And finally I was running by myself

[Chorus]
Now it's the dawning of some road-worn day
And I call you on a whim just to say
"The morning birds are singing"