Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my own 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
And if I have been unkind
I hope you will let it slip by
And if I have been untrue
I hope you know it was not to you
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Like a baby still born
Like a beast with his horn
I have turned from all those who turned to me
But I swear by this song
and by all that I have done wrong
I have saved all these moments for thee
I saw a beggar on his broken crutch
He said to me, you shouldn't ask for so much
I saw a pretty lady in her darkened door
She said to me, why not ask for more?
Verse
Like a bird on a wire
like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free