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.
If I, if I have been unkind,
I hope that you can just let it go by.
If I, 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
And by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee.
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch,
He said to me, ''you must not ask for so much. ''
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
She cried to me, ''hey, why not ask for more? ''
Oh like a bird on the wire,
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free.
Like a bird on the 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. If I, if I have been unkind, I hope that you can just let it go by. If I, 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 And by all that I have done wrong I will make it all up to thee. I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch, He said to me, ''you must not ask for so much. '' And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door, She cried to me, ''hey, why not ask for more? '' Oh like a bird on the wire, Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free. Explain Request ×
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