Just watching the show
 Over and over again
 Knew it was time
 He'd made up his mind
 To leave his dead life behind
 His boss said to him
 "Boy you'd better begin,
 To get those crazy notions right out of your head
 Sammy who do you think you that you are?
 You should've been sweeping up the Emerald Bar"

 Spread your wings and fly away
 Fly away, far away
 Spread your little wings and fly away
 Fly away, far away
 Pull yourself together
 'Cos you know you should do better
 That's because your a free man

 He spends his evenings alone in his hotel room
 Keeping his thoughts to himself, he'd be leaving soon
 Wishing he was miles and miles away
 Nothing in this world, nothing would make him stay
 Since he was small
 Had no luck at all
 Nothing came easy to him
 Now it was time
 He'd made up his mind
 "This could be my last chance"

 His boss said to him, "Now listen boy!
 You're always dreaming
 You've got no real ambition, you won't get very far
 Sammy boy, don't you know who you are?
 Why can't you be happy at the Emerald Bar