DESCRIPTION:
I Think I'll Fly South (Kerri's Song)

I think I'll fly south for the winter
I'll set forth for warmer climes
Just like the swallow, I'll wallow in sorrow
And think back on sunshine at times

I miss you most when it's winter
A sight of you would always warm the heart in me
But when it's cold outside, memories unfold in my mind
And I can't forget when you were a part of me

Chorus
So I think I'll fly south
But I could not deceive you
For one chance to see you
And I would fly home again

The snow's falling white here in winter
It's a pain I cannot ignore
I'll fly to the south where the lips of your mouth
Are lost to a far distant shore


Repeat refrain

Repeat last verse


Written 16th to 19th January 1986
Words by Garry Knight and Eddie Cooney
Music by Eddie Cooney

I Think I'll Fly South is a song that began life being about unrequited love but is now a song about grief and missing someone who has died. I am humbled by the way this song has touched some people. This performance was recorded at a house gig in Mostar during my recent trip to the former Yugoslavia with my brother Steve and my friend Nebojša Petrović in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina on the eve of us travelling to Vrgorac, Croatia to pay our respects to Ivica Stanković who died earlier this year. The video was played to Ivica's parents Bege and Vera on the visit. This performance is also dedicated to my friends Ivan Škrabe and Nikola Nešković who lost their fathers this year.