Intro: Verse 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 Verse 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
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