Bird On A Wire by Johnny Cash
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Song title Bird On A Wire
Artist Johnny Cash
like a bird on a wire
like a drunk in a midnight choir
i have tried in my way to be free
like a fish on a hook
like a knight in an old fashioned book
i have saved all my ribbons with thee
and if i have been unkind
i hope you will 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 horn
i have torn everyone who reached out for me
but i swear by this song
by all i have done wrong
i'll make it all up to you
i saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch
he called out to me don't ask for so much
and a young man leaning on his darkened door
he cried out 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