LIKE A BIRD ON THE WIRE
LIKE A DRUNK
IN A MIDNIGHT CHOIR
I HAVE TRIED, IN MY WAY
TO BE FREE
LIKE THE 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 BY...
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
LEANIN' ON HIS WOODEN CRUTCH
HE SAID TO ME
YOU MUST NOT ASK
FOR SO MUCH
AND A PRETTY WOMAN
LEANIN' 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...