Bird On A Wire

Like a bird on a wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my 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 can 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 horns 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 A beggar leaning on a wooden crutch Said to me, "You must not ask for so much" And a pretty woman leaning on her darkened door Cried 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 To be free