Like a bird
on the wire
like a drunk in a
midnight choir
I have tried
in my way
to be free
Like a worm
on a hook
like a knight from
some old fashioned book
I have saved
all my ribbons
for thee
If I...
If I have
been unkind
I hope that you
can just let it go b...y
If I..
If I have been untrue
I hope you know
it was never to you
oh like a baby
stillborn
like a beast
With his horn
I have torn
everyone who
reached out for me
But I swear
by this song
and by all that
I have done wrong
I will make it all
up to thee
I saw a beggar
leaning on his
wooden crutch
He said to me
"You must not ask
for so much"
And a pretty woman
leaning in her
darkened door
She cried to me
"Hey why not ask
for more?"
Oh like a bird
on the wire
like a drunk in a
midnight choir
I have tried
in my way
to be free