Bird On The Wire

[Verse 1] 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 in an old-fashioned book I have saved all my ribbons for thee [Bridge] If I, if I've been unkind I hope you will let it pass by If I, if I've been untrue I hope you know it was never to you [Verse 2] Like a baby, stillborn Like a beast with his horn I have torn everything that reached out for me But I swear by this song And by all things I have done wrong I will make it all up to thee [Bridge] A cripple leaning on his wooden crutch He told me, "Don't ask for too much" And a lady leaning out of a door Said, "Why not ask for more?" [Outro] Like a bird on the wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free