Like a bird on a wire 

Like a drunk in a midnight choir 

I have tried in my way to be free 

Like a fish on a hook 

Like a knight from an old fashioned book 

I have saved all my ribbons with thee



And if I have been unkind 

I hope that you will just let it go by 

And if I have been untrue 

I hope you know it was never to you



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 

By all I have done wrong 

I'll make it all up to you



I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch 

He called out to me "Don't ask for so much"

And a young man leaning on his darkened door 

He cried out to me "Hey, why not ask for more"



Like a bird on a wire 

Like a drunk in a midnight choir 

I have tried in my way to be free