Like a bird, on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my ways to be free
Like a fish, on a hook, like a knight in some old fashioned book
I have saved all my ribbons for thee
verse 2
And if I, if I have been unkind
I just hope you, will let it go by
And if I, if I have been untrue
I just hope you know, it was never to you
verse 3
Like a baby, stillborn, like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out to me
But I swear, by this song, and by all that I have done wrong
I'll make it all up to thee
verse 4
I saw a young man, leaning on his wooden crutch
He called out to me, "Don't ask for so much"
And a young woman, leaning in her darkened door
She cried out to me, "Hey, why not ask for more"
Outro
Like a bird, on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my ways to be free