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.
Rita Coolidge, Lafayette, Tennessee, Amerika, 1 Mei 1945, artis rekaman Amerika. Selama tahun 1970-an dan 1980-an
Lagu-lagunya di Billboard majalah pop, country, kontemporer, dan jazz grafik
Memenangkan dua Grammy Award dengan sesama musisi dan suaminya Kris Kristofferson.
Behind Bird on a Wire
Power of Leonard Cohen's "Bird On The Wire," a song that ruminates on the impossibility of freedom in a world rife with tethers.
Bird on a Wire Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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