I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would If I could I surely would I'd rather be a hammer than an nail Yes I would If I could I surely would
Away, I'd rather sail away Like a swan that's here and gone Away, it's tied up to the ground It gives the world its saddest sound Its saddest sound
I'd rather be a forest than a street Yes I would If I could I surely would I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet Yes I would If I could I surely would