When The Blackbird Sings... - Lyrics - Saraya

Saraya was an American hard rock band, based in New Jersey and featuring singer Sandi Saraya, guitarist Tony "Bruno" Rey, keyboardist Gregg Munier, bassist Gary Taylor, and drummer Chuck Bonfante. The band is best known for their song "Love Has Taken Its Toll," and for being one of the few female-fronted rock bands of the 1980s.

I've been standing in the shadows And I've been walking in the rain I've been waiting for an answer, yeah, yeah You keep fooling me again Oh, but you know, the hourglass is empty When the blackbird sings Ooh, you know you put me through some bad, bad times Be it wrong or be it right And though I've cried myself an ocean, yeah, yeah The tears have given me my sight Oh, and you know, the hourglass is empty When the blackbird sings You'll know, your time is done When the blackbird sings, when she sings Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh, you'll know your time is done When the blackbird sings, yeah Huh! Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh When she sings Ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Oh, the hourglass is empty Oh, the hourglass is empty Oh, the hourglass is empty Oh, the hourglass is empty The hourglass is empty Na-na, na-na, na-na When the blackbird sings Na, na-na, na-na When the blackbird sings, yeah! Oh, when she sings